Annual Legislative Activities

ASFPM is often asked to provide testimony to congressional committees. We also write letters or sign on to partner letters directed at legislators on key committees. Over the last months, ASFPM has provided testimony on the following issues over the current legislative session.

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    November 19, 2019

    Ricardo Pineda Testimony 11-19-2019

    By AS FPM

    Ricardo Pineda video testimony (View at 31:00:00)

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    September 10, 2019

    Senate Committee on Appropriations – ASFPM Letter 09-10-2019

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    Senate Committee on Appropriations ASFPM Letter (9/10/2019)

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    September 10, 2019

    Flood Policy Alliance, Sign-on Letter 09-10-2019

    By AS FPM

    Flood Policy Alliance, Sign-on Letter, September 10, 2019

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    July 10, 2019

    Chad Berginnis Testimony 07-10-2019

    By AS FPM

    Chad Berginnis video testimony on July 10, 2019 (View at 2:43:00)

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    March 3, 2017

    Larson Testifies at Senate Committee Hearing on Flood Control Infrastructure

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    ASFPM Policy Advisor Larry Larson testified March 1 on flood control infrastructure before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The hearing was convened after the near auxiliary spillway failure at Oroville Dam in California. A good majority of Larson’s testimony focused on the fact that the public is not aware of “residual risk” when

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    June 30, 2016

    ASFPM Chair Ceil Strauss testified before Senate Committee June 30, 2016

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    At 10 a.m. (EDT), ASFPM Chair Ceil Strauss testified on the NFIP at a hearing before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The hearing, titled “No More Hikes: Small Business Survival Amidst Unaffordable Flood Insurance Rate Increases,” gives ASFPM the opportunity to comment on the private flood insurance bill pending before the Senate

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    June 8, 2016

    ASFPM submits comments to FEMA on the Federal Mitigation Investment Strategy

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    FEMA will be developing the strategy using the guidelines in the Mitigation Investment Framework. ASFPM is pleased to see the four guiding principles in the Framework as noted here: ASFPM strongly supports the four guiding principles for mitigation identified in the FMIS as (1) Resilience and Sustainability, (2) Leadership and Locally Focused Implementation,(3) Engaged Partnerships

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