# 117-hr-7842: Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022

117-hr-7842, Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7842
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2022-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022 This bill revises the National Flood Insurance Program and expands assistance for properties that have experienced repetitive flood-related losses. For example, the bill expedites the voluntary buyouts of such property. Additionally, the bill requires community plans for addressing repetitive loss properties and expands mitigation assistance for repairs to structures facing repetitive losses. The bill also addresses the equity of NFIP mitigation assistance by requiring equity considerations in eligibility determinations, waiving the matching requirement for underserved communities, and expanding predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to high-risk communities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-1437: Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8982: Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7842)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1437: Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1437)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8982: Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8982)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7842 (as of 2025-11-18).