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S. 1940 (112th): An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.

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Tim Johnson

Sponsor. Senator for South Dakota. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 5, 2011
Length: 128 pages
Introduced
Dec 5, 2011
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 4348: MAP-21
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 6, 2012. (compare text)
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History

Dec 5, 2011
 
Introduced

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Dec 5, 2011
 
Ordered Reported

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Apr 18, 2012
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4348 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1940 (112th).
Apr 24, 2012
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4348 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1940 (112th).
Jun 29, 2012
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4348 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1940 (112th).
Jun 29, 2012
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4348 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1940 (112th).
Jul 6, 2012
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4348 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1940 (112th).

S. 1940 (112th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1940. This is the one from the 112th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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