Scott Fitzgerald was elected to the House of Representatives in 2020 to represent the 5th Congressional District of Wisconsin. Prior to his election to the United States Congress, Rep. Fitzgerald was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, where he served in several leadership roles, including majority leader. Rep. Fitzgerald was also a member of …
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The U.S. Senate tonight passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government to November 17 by a vote of 88-9. The CR includes an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to the same date. The House passed the bill earlier in the day, so the bill now goes to the president …
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The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a continuing resolution (CR) 335-91 to fund the federal government to November 17. Importantly, the CR includes an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to the same date. Without an extension by Congress the NFIP will lapse after midnight tonight. The Senate must now pass the …
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On September 27, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee passed the latest version of the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, the cannabis safe harbor bill (S. 2860), by a vote of 14 to 9. PIA has long supported the SAFE Banking Act, its predecessor, which was recently revised and reintroduced …
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) entitled FLOOD INSURANCE: FEMA’s New Rate-Setting Methodology Improves Actuarial Soundness but Highlights Need for Broader Program Reform. Among other issues, the report addresses: the actuarial soundness of the NFIP’s new Risk Rating 2.0 (RR2) methodology, how premiums are changing for …
Continue reading GAO Report on Risk Rating 2.0 Validates PIA Agent Concerns
On September 18 Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) introduced H.R. 5535, the Insurance Data Protection Act with PIA’s strong support. This legislation will meaningfully reform the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), an unnecessary federal bureaucracy created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. PIA's support for the bill was noted in the congressman's …
Continue reading Bill to Remove FIO’s Subpoena Power Introduced
This week PIA, along with a coalition of small business stakeholders, sent a letter to Congress in support of Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) Protecting Small Business Information Act. This legislation would delay reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which is set to go into effect on January 1, 2024, until there is a …
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Warren Davidson was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 to represent the 8th Congressional District of Ohio. Before being elected to Congress, Rep. Davidson enlisted in the United States Army. After witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall while stationed in Germany, Rep. Davidson studied at the United States Military Academy at West …
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On August 29, PIA sent a letter to congressional leaders asking that they reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) beyond its current September 30 expiration date and for as long a period as possible. The history of NFIP extensions has been messy. The program was extended 17 times between 2008 and 2012, when the …
Continue reading PIA Urges NFIP Extension in Letter to Congressional Leaders
Earlier this year, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1323/H.R.2891), was reintroduced in each chamber by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congressman David Joyce (R-OH), respectively. PIA strongly supports this legislation, which would protect insurance agents and carriers from the possibility of federal prosecution for providing insurance to cannabis-related entities in states where cannabis …
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