# 119-s-4757: Federal Flood Risk Management Act of 2026

119-s-4757, Federal Flood Risk Management Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4757
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Flood Risk Management Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-11

## Summary

**Federal flood risk management standard** would require federally funded projects and many federal properties to meet stronger, climate-informed flood resilience rules. It expands protection beyond base flood elevations and builds regular oversight and updates. - Families and communities: Projects in floodplains must include mandatory floodproofing, elevation where practicable, and visible flood-height markers on public structures. The standard requires a freeboard of 2 feet for non-critical actions and 3 feet for critical actions. - Local governments and housing programs: Agencies must reflect flood hazards in planning, permitting, licensing, loans, grants, and budgeting. The bill requires public notice and comment and allows eligible housing and community development projects to transfer or assume NEPA review responsibilities. - Federal agencies, property managers, and financial actors: Federal property conveyances in floodplains can be restricted or conditioned. Agencies that guarantee, approve, regulate, or insure transactions must inform private participants about flood hazards, and narrow exemptions exist for national security or emergencies with published findings.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger federal flood rules for projects: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal agencies would have to make government-funded projects meet a stronger Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. Agencies would use climate-informed flood data and add extra freeboard: 2 feet for non-critical projects and 3 feet for critical projects, or alternatively consider are…
- Buyers must be told flood risks: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require federal agencies involved in loans, guarantees, approvals, regulation, or insurance for a property in a base flood area to tell private parties about the flood hazards before completing the transaction. You would get that information before the agency finishes any…
- Applicants can assume NEPA duties: benefit, low. If enacted, applicants for projects under section 104(h) would be able to assume certain floodplain procedural duties if they also assume all NEPA environmental review responsibilities for the project. This would let eligible applicants shorten review steps and reduce duplicated agency paperwork, b…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4757 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4757)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4757 (as of 2026-07-11).