arrow_back Trending Legislation
Share share

Faster Flood Insurance Payments: New FEMA Pilot Program

This act establishes a pilot program to accelerate and increase advance payments from flood insurance after natural disasters. By using new technologies like remote sensing, citizens affected by floods can receive money faster to repair their homes. The program aims to ease the burden on those impacted, reducing their financial and administrative stress.
Key points
Faster Advance Payments: FEMA will use monitoring data (e.g., satellite) to expedite advance payments from flood insurance.
Increased Advance Amounts: The pilot program aims to increase the amounts of advance payments to better support those affected in the initial recovery phase.
Streamlined Process: New technologies are intended to improve customer service and the entire claims process, reducing bureaucracy.
Overpayment Forgiveness: In case of an overpayment, FEMA may forgive the amount, protecting policyholders from having to repay the money.
article Official text account_balance Process page notifications_active Track this Bill
gavel
Status:
Expired
Record your position for audit.
Why does your vote on bills matter?
It creates raw, undeniable proof. Civic Will provides the permanent data to verify the Government's loyalty towards its citizens (explained here). Start recording it now.
Additional Information
Emergency Advance Payments Modernization Act
Print number: HR 6082
Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Process start date: 2023-10-26