To establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Housing.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id0CC2A14085D54ED697CA03105B431F25: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Flood Risk Management Act of 2024.
- Section idCF52302DF16B40DBBB68A09E2CF6C84C: 2. Definitions In this Act— the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the term agency— has the meaning given...
- Section id66ED3CCDDC7F49ABA833C3C5C4990D4B: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— it should be the policy of the United States to improve the resiliency of communities and assets of the...
- Section id8FB2F70779954DEEAD0C61553B82C4CA: 4. Floodplain management The head of each agency shall provide leadership and shall take action, when carrying out an agency action, to— reduce the risk of...
- Section idC485CCAC69BD4D81A453CBBD35523F7D: 5. Federal Flood Risk Management Standard The head of an agency shall— except as provided in subsection (b), with respect to a federally funded project...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Finance, Housing
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Booker) …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_fema"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the program established under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)
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