Despite a looming veto threat from the Bush administration and anticipated opposition in the Senate, the House has passed legislation reforming the National Flood Insurance Program–including a controversial provision to add windstorm coverage to the federal policy.
H.R. 3121–the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007–was approved by a vote of 263-to-146. All House Democrats but one supported the legislation–Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y, was the party's lone dissenter–while 45 Republicans broke rank and voted in favor of the bill.
The legislation reauthorizes the NFIP for five years, through 2013. The NFIP is scheduled to expire on Sept. 30, 2008.
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