Full Committee Hearing

Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Community Resilience

Date:   Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Time:   10:00 AM Location:   Dirksen Senate Office Building 538

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Topic

THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing on “Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Community Resilience.” The witnesses will be: Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy, Environmental Defense Fund, Mr. Roy Wright, President & CEO, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety; and Ms. Patty Hernandez, Executive Director, Headwaters Economics.

All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Member Statements

  1. Chairman Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio)
  2. Ranking Member Tim Scott (R - South Carolina)

Witnesses

  1. Dr. Carolyn Kousky
    Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy
    Environmental Defense Fund
  2. Mr. Roy Wright
    President & CEO
    Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
  3. Ms. Patty Hernandez
    Executive Director
    Headwaters Economics