09/27/07 2:43 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Blumenauer.
09/27/07 2:42 PM
On agreeing to the Castor amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
09/27/07 2:32 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor amendment.
Amendment offered by Ms. Castor.
09/27/07 2:32 PM
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 110-351 to clarify some of the priorities for wind risk criteria generation.
On agreeing to the Castor amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
09/27/07 2:21 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor amendment.
Amendment offered by Ms. Castor.
09/27/07 2:21 PM
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 110-351 to commission a study by the GAO to examine the effect of the new multiperil policy on state insurance programs.
On agreeing to the Cardoza amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
09/27/07 2:08 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-351 to say that people forced to purchase flood insurance as a result of the new map who have lived in an area where the levees were previously certified, and have now been decertified, will receive a grace period of 5 years in which they will be entitled to a 50% reduction in their flood insurance premium while the levees are being recertified.
On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
09/27/07 2:08 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Cardoza.
09/27/07 2:00 PM
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-351 to require that homes insured by wind/water policies comply with existing model building codes from the International Code Council pursuant to request from the National Association of Home Builders; (2) require that specific technologies be used for mapping floodplains (such as geospatial technologies); (3) add a professional mapping association to the Mapping A dvisory Council; (4) prohibit FEMA from enforcing a penalties assessed aga inst individual condo owners where the condo complex is underinsured regarding flood coverage; (5) direct FEMA to develop a plan to verify that the r ecipients of Homeowner Assistance Grants in Mississippi and Road Home Grants in Louisiana, funded by HUD Community Development Block Grants, maintain flood insurance on their properties as required as a condition of the grants; and (6) codify recommendations in a recently released GAO report (GAO 07-1078) with respect to the National Flood Insurance Program's payments to insurance companies for their administrative costs without requiring the companies to report their costs or to comply with the existing audit requirements.
09/27/07 2:00 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frank amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Frank (MA).
