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National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

Public Law 115-396 · S. 3628 · 115th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Dec 21, 2018 · Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)

Cosponsors (4): Sen. Bill Cassidy,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 315 yea, 48 nay315–48
  • SenateVoice vote
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2019.

The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on December 7, 2018.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 115th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 315 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

315 yea48 nay69 present or did not vote

ProEstablishmentAnti
Economic left–right
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Democrats who voted yea(163)

Republicans who voted yea(152)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1207 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

16 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.Con.Res. 148Procedurally-relatedRelated bill

    Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 3628.

  • H.R. 1423Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017

  • H.R. 2874Related bill

    21st Century Flood Reform Act

  • H.R. 3285Related bill

    Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

  • H.R. 3723Related bill

    To extend the National Flood Insurance Program.

  • H.R. 6379Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018

  • H.R. 6402Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Extension and Enhanced Consumer and Community Protections Act of 2018

  • H.R. 7187 · became Public Law 115-281Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act of 2018

  • H.R. 7388Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018

  • S. 1182 · became Public Law 115-225Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018

  • S. 1313Related bill

    Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017

  • S. 1368Related bill

    Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

  • S. 1571Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

  • S. 3128Related bill

    A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

  • S. 3670Related bill

    National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018

  • S. 3703Related bill

    NFIP Extension Act of 2018

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

  1. Dec 31, 2018FloorFloor · Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 148, enrollment corrections on S. 3628 have been made.
  2. Dec 21, 2018Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 115-396.
  3. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  4. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  5. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 315 - 48 (Roll no. 500).House roll call 500
  7. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  8. FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3628.
  10. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. MacArthur moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Dec 3, 2018FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  13. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  14. Nov 30, 2018FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  15. Nov 29, 2018FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Nov 15, 2018CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  18. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.