On March 22, Congress again avoided a partial government shutdown after reaching a last-minute deal to fund the federal government through the remainder of the 2024 fiscal year. Included in the agreement, known as a “minibus”, was an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP will now be funded through September 30, 2024.
This extension marks the 30th short-term extension of the NFIP since its last five-year reauthorization expired in 2017. In advance of that deadline, the 115th Congress was unable to agree on NFIP reforms, leading to a seemingly endless string of short-term extensions.
PIA will continue to work with lawmakers to bolster support for a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP with necessary reforms.