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House vote: H.R. 5114 // July 15, 2010

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010

Sponsor: MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to extend through FY2015 the National Flood Insurance Program and the Pilot Program for Mitigation of Severe Repetitive Loss Properties. Repeals the termination date for (thus making permanent) the Pilot Program for Mitigation of Severe Repetitive Loss Properties.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

329 votes, representing 176,275,615 people75.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

90 votes, representing 49,893,529 people21.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon32975.1%
NayLost9021.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%