U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB1564: Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
Status: Passed one chamber, September 30, 2026
A bill to amend the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 to address ecosystem restoration projects, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To amend the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 to address ecosystem restoration projects, and for other purposes.
From the engrossed text, September 30, 2026:
AN ACT To amend the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 to address ecosystem restoration projects, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act . SECTION 2. Ecosystem restoration projects (a) In general Section 22 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101e ) is amended to read as follows: SECTION 22. Ecosystem restoration projects (a) Definition In this section, the term ecosystem restoration project means a project proposed for the primary purpose of manipulating the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of-- (1) recovering natural and beneficial functions to a former or degraded aquatic resource or floodplain; or (2) enhancing, accelerating, reclaiming, or improving a specific, natural, and beneficial function of an aquatic resource or floodplain. (b) Exemption from fees for flood hazard change requests for ecosystem restoration projects Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a requester shall be exempt from submitting a review or processing fee for a request for a flood insurance rate map change based on an ecosystem restoration project. (c) Exemption from conditional approval for certain ecosystem restoration projects A community may permit an ecosystem restoration project within an adopted regulatory floodway that would result in an increase in base flood elevations, …
Sponsors
- Murray, Patty (D) · primary sponsor
- Daines, Steve (R)
- Tillis, Thomas (R)
- Alsobrooks, Angela (D)
Latest actions
- : Held at the desk.
- : Received in the House.
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5298; text: CR S5298)
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Wetlands, Floods and storm protection, Land use and conservation, Aquatic ecology, Finance and Financial Sector
Common questions
- What is SB1564?
- SB1564 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act.
- What does SB1564 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 to address ecosystem restoration projects, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB1564?
- Passed one chamber as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Held at the desk. (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1564?
- Murray, Patty (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1564?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1564
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