WASHINGTON--A group of insurance trade groups and companies has urged the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee to act on legislation creating a national program providing awards to local governments for building code administration and enforcement.

The bill, the Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2007, S. 2458, was reported out by the House Financial Services Committee in July. It was originally sponsored by Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kansas.

The bill would create a competitive national program that provides awards to local governments for building code administration and enforcement.

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