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David Maurstad, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official, testified on reauthorizing and improving the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The hearing took place before the…

Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department and other federal agencies briefed reporters on the latest actions being taken t…

The Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on HR 920, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007. The legislation would amend t…

The subcommittee held an oversight hearing to investigate problems, including a potential $3 billion budget shortfall, in the “Road Home” housing program developed for South Louisiana after …

Officials testified about emergency preparedness and national flood insurance programs. Among the topics they addressed were the devastation brought to Gulf Coast communities by hurricanes R…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity conducted an oversight hearing of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Witnesses testified about issues…

The Center on Federal Financial Institutions held a policy forum on federal flood insurance after Hurricane Katrina. Members of the panel discussed the need to increase participation, encour…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on flood map modernization and the future of the National Flood Insurance program. Among the top…

Following oral arguments before the Supreme Court, advocates from both sides talked to reporters about the proceedings. The case focused on whether a Nebraska law banning certain types of ab…