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46 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?
2025-09-25 · Posts · IN10835 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC): Recent Developments
2025-09-17 · Posts · IN12609 · HTML available · PDF available
Tribal Disaster Risk and Selected Federal Resources
2025-05-02 · Resources · IF12460 · HTML available · PDF available
Building Codes, Standards, and Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions
2025-04-23 · Reports · R47665 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
2025-04-22 · Reports · R44593 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program
2025-04-22 · Resources · IF10988 · HTML available · PDF available
Floodplain Buyouts: Federal Funding for Property Acquisition
2025-04-22 · Posts · IN11911 · HTML available · PDF available
Issues for Reauthorization and Reform of the National Flood Insurance Program
2025-03-21 · Resources · IF12810 · HTML available · PDF available
National Flood Insurance Program Borrowing Authority
2025-03-21 · Posts · IN10784 · HTML available · PDF available
January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
2025-01-16 · Resources · IF12871 · HTML available · PDF available
Homeowners Insurance and California Wildfires
2025-01-16 · Posts · IN12491 · HTML available · PDF available
Housing Issues in the 118th Congress
2025-01-13 · Reports · R47628 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program in the 118th Congress
2025-01-02 · Posts · IN11049 · HTML available · PDF available
Post-Disaster and Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Assistance
2025-01-02 · Resources · IF12833 · HTML available · PDF available
Understanding Linked Climate and Weather Hazards and the Challenges to Federal Emergency Management
2025-01-02 · Resources · IF12307 · HTML available · PDF available
Natural Disasters and the Homeowners Insurance Market
2024-11-22 · Resources · IF12832 · HTML available · PDF available
Simplifying FEMA’s Assistance Programs: Selected Actions Taken and Potential Future Considerations
2024-11-07 · Resources · IF12812 · HTML available · PDF available
Closing the Flood Insurance Gap
2024-10-16 · Posts · IN10890 · HTML available · PDF available
Hurricane Helene Recovery: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources
2024-10-03 · Posts · IN12429 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance
2024-08-06 · Posts · IN11187 · HTML available · PDF available
Natural Disasters and the Homeowners Insurance Market
2024-06-12 · Posts · IN12375 · HTML available · PDF available
National Flood Insurance Program Risk Rating 2.0: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-05-28 · Posts · IN11777 · HTML available · PDF available
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds
2024-05-28 · Posts · IN10965 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change, Slow-Onset Disasters, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
2024-05-28 · Posts · IN11696 · HTML available · PDF available
The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)
2024-05-28 · Posts · IN12193 · HTML available · PDF available
Emergency Response to Extreme Heat: Federal Financial Assistance and Considerations for Congress
2024-04-09 · Reports · R46873 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
2024-03-29 · Posts · IN10450 · HTML available · PDF available
“Who Says It’s a Disaster?”: Podcast Companion
2023-12-19 · Posts · IN12290 · HTML available · PDF available
Building Resilience: FEMA’s Building Codes Policies and Considerations for Congress
2023-10-17 · Reports · R47612 · HTML available · PDF available
Infrastructure Codes, Standards, and Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions
2023-08-29 · Reports · R47666 · HTML available · PDF available
Fire Management Assistance Grants: Frequently Asked Questions
2023-08-17 · Reports · R43738 · HTML available · PDF available
Nonfederal Levee Safety: Primer, Status, and Considerations
2023-05-22 · Resources · IF12404 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Assistance for Nonfederal Dam Safety
2023-01-11 · Reports · R47383 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program
2023-01-09 · Reports · R45242 · HTML available · PDF available
Options for Making the National Flood Insurance Program More Affordable
2023-01-06 · Reports · R47000 · HTML available · PDF available
Stafford Act and Selected Federal Recovery Programs for Civil Unrest: Historical Perspectives and Policy Observations
2023-01-05 · Reports · R46665 · HTML available · PDF available
Housing Issues in the 117th Congress
2022-11-15 · Reports · R46855 · HTML available · PDF available
Flooding: Selected Federal Assistance and Programs to Reduce Risk
2022-10-18 · Reports · R47286 · HTML available · PDF available
National Flood Insurance Program: The Current Rating Structure and Risk Rating 2.0
2022-04-04 · Reports · R45999 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA Hazard Mitigation: A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation
2022-03-23 · Reports · R46989 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA’s Role in the COVID-19 Federal Pandemic Response
2022-02-10 · Reports · R47048 · HTML available · PDF available
FY2022 Reconciliation: Title IV, House Financial Services Committee Provisions
2021-12-07 · Reports · R46916 · HTML available · PDF available
The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA): Implementation Updates for Select Provisions
2021-04-27 · Reports · R46776 · HTML available · PDF available
The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA): Implementation Update Tables for Select Provisions
2021-04-27 · Reports · R46774 · HTML available · PDF available
The Status of Puerto Rico’s Recovery and Ongoing Challenges Following Hurricanes Irma and María: FEMA, SBA, and HUD Assistance
2020-11-13 · Reports · R46609 · HTML available · PDF available
Selected Issues for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reauthorization and Reform
2020-10-02 · Resources · IF11023 · HTML available · PDF available