Congressman Bilirakis is working in a bipartisan manner to ensure the program does not lapse, as it would be catastrophic for our state and regional housing market and economy.
Work in a bipartisan manner to ensure the National Flood Insurance Program does not lapse.
Occurrences
Evidence
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CRS states the NFIP is authorized until September 30, 2026, but also records lapses from October 1 through November 12, 2025, and from February 1 to February 3, 2026.
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The House Clerk records H.R. 9770 passing 220-205, with 6 Democratic yeas and 1 Independent yea; Bilirakis is recorded as voting Yea.
Assessments
Bilirakis made a concrete same-term effort by voting for a House-passed continuing appropriations bill that included an NFIP extension and received some bipartisan support. However, the promised outcome was to ensure the NFIP did not lapse, and the evidence shows NFIP lapses from October 1 to November 12, 2025 and February 1 to February 3, 2026 during his current federal term. Because the program is currently authorized but was not kept continuously active, this merits partial credit rather than full delivery.