Enhancing Long-Term, Efficient, and Viable Alternatives to Empower Flood-Prone Communities Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Enhancing Long-Term, Efficient, and Viable Alternatives to Empower Flood-Prone Communities Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies. The main policy domain is Housing, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Long-Term, Efficient, and Viable Alternatives to Empower Flood-Prone Communities Act of 2026.
- Section idc5840b63ab5c41f18125b088d0b23c52: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term nonstructural feature, with respect to a project for flood risk management or hurricane and storm damage risk reduction,...
- Section id5dbfb4f6aabc48be9410015ecd9c82ae: 3. Planning and implementation of nonstructural flood risk management solutions Congress finds that— nonstructural features are proven methods for reducing...
- Section idd11ca53cb45f45a88042adb4696638b3: 4. Acquisition and structure demolition or relocation The Secretary shall carry out a property acquisition and structure demolition or relocation nonstructural...
- Section id5c3bb83312ed4cbba9d445c33276e1a7: 5. Structure elevation In the case of a structure elevation nonstructural feature included in a project for flood risk management or hurricane and storm damage...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Enhancing Long-Term, Efficient, and Viable Alternatives to Empower Flood-Prone Communities Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, Enhancing Long-Term, Efficient, and Viable Alternatives to Empower Flood-Prone Communities Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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