US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing to reform the National Flood Insurance Program.
She is supporting a reauthorization act which would keep the program going for five years. Gillibrand says the reauthorization would “ensure that flood insurance programs are affordable, transparent, and accountable for New Yorkers and others across the country.”
She adds the claims process would be reformed using lessons learned from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and would boost grants for mitigation projects to reduce the risk of flooding.
“Helping our communities prepare for and recover from the devastation caused by flooding should be one of our highest priorities, especially as so many states continue to be hit with extreme weather,” said Senator Gillibrand. “The National Flood Insurance Program protects households in New York and across the country from the losses that follow major flooding, but for too many, flood insurance is becoming unaffordable. The NFIP-RE Act of 2023 will ensure that flood insurance programs are affordable, transparent, and accountable for New Yorkers and others across the country.”
The bill is led by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). It is cosponsored by Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Marco Rubio (R-FL).
