Today the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4378, a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government until November 21 by a vote of 82-15. An extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), set to expire September 30, was included in the bill. The House of Representatives already passed the bill earlier in September. The new expiration date …
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On July 22nd, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced S. 2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act. The CLAIM Act recognizes the need for a comprehensive federal safe harbor for insurers and insurance agents who sell insurance to both cannabis-related legitimate businesses and other commercial and personal lines …
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On July 18, Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation, the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019 (S. 2187), to reauthorize the NFIP for five years. The bill’s 10 cosponsors are from both chambers and both sides of the aisle. A House companion bill (H.R. 3872) was introduced …
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In early June, PIA National was joined by other industry trade associations in expressing concerns with a disclosure provision in the discussion draft of the “Lower Health Care Costs Act” that was released by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. This draft legislation contains multiple provisions aimed at targeting the rising cost …
PIA National is pleased that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced S. 1586, the “Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act” in the Senate. This legislation is a companion bill to H.R. 1862 by Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV), which was introduced in the House earlier this year. PIA National worked closely with Senator Cruz to develop this …
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Earlier this year, Senate Banking Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) teamed up with Committee ranking member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to request feedback from interested parties on the privacy, protection, and collection of sensitive information by financial regulators and private companies. In the leaders' statement accompanying the solicitation, they cited the Equifax breach as an …
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Only a week after the 2019 PIA Federal Legislative Summit (FLS), Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), has introduced a PIA National priority, S. 1149, the "Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2019," to make permanent the 20 percent tax deduction available to passthrough entities. S.1149 is the companion bill to H.R. 216, bipartisan House legislation introduced …
