The House this afternoon passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through December 16, 2022 by a vote of 230-201. An extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), set to expire tonight, Friday, September 30 at 11:59pm, was included in the bill. The Senate passed the bill earlier this week. The CR …
Month: September 2022
Senate Passes NFIP Extension to December 16
As reported earlier this week, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to expire at 11:59pm September 30 unless Congress extends it. The authority to fund the federal government also must be extended by tomorrow as well. This afternoon, the Senate passed a short-term government funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), to …
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NFIP Set to Expire This Week
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to expire at 11:59pm this Friday, September 30, 2022, unless its authorization is extended by Congress. Funding for the federal government will also expire at the same time. While a continuing resolution, or CR, to keep the government open is expected to pass in time, Congress is …
Member Spotlight: Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
John Boozman was elected to the United States Senate in 2010. Prior to serving in the Senate, he represented the people of the Third District of Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives for eight years. Before his service in Congress, Sen. Boozman was an optometrist, owning a private practice with his brother. Sen. Boozman attended …
PIA Action Alert: NFIP Set to Expire September 30, 2022
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to expire on September 30, 2022, unless its authorization is extended by Congress. The program’s most recent five-year reauthorization expired on September 30, 2017, nearly five years ago. Leading up to that deadline, the 115th Congress was unable to agree on reforms to the program. As a result, …
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FEMA Stokes Agent Concern Over Online NFIP Sales Proposal
Recently, the procurement office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) quietly issued a request for information (RFI) regarding a proposal to offer consumers the option of purchasing a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy online. The RFI provides some background on the history of the NFIP and its recent implementation of its Risk Rating …
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PIA Action Alert: Tell Congress to Protect Medicare Recipients’ Access to Licensed Agents
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized its updated Medicare Program: Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs. The rule made significant changes to existing marketing requirements for both Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. PIA, along with other agent groups, …
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