US Congress House Bill 3834 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Flood Safe Basements Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to rate a covered structure using the elevation difference between the floodproofed elevation and the adjusted base flood elevation of such structure. Defines "covered structure" as a residential structure: (1) located in a community that has adopted flood plain management measures approved by FEMA and satisfying requirements for an exception for floodproofed residential basements, and (2) built in compliance with the applicable flood plain management measures.

Flood Safe Basements Act

Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

SB1601 (Same As) 2013-10-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SB1846 (Related) 2014-01-15 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S335, S344-360)
HB3370 (Related) 2014-03-21 - Became Public Law No: 113-89.
HB3511 (Related) 2013-11-15 - Referred to House Rules
SB1610 (Related) 2013-10-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SB1926 (Related) 2014-01-31 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3834/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3834/BILLS-113hr3834ih.pdf