WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension Act of 2022 along with Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.). The legislation would prevent the NFIP from expiring on September 30, 2022. 

The bill extends the NFIP for one year, until September 30, 2023.

“Louisiana’s families rely on their flood policies to help them when bad weather wrecks their homes and businesses. Between storms and flooding, I can’t express enough how important extending the NFIP is for my state, especially now that we’re in the middle of hurricane season,” said Kennedy.

Of the 5 million Americans nationwide who rely on the NFIP, roughly 500,000 are Louisianians who need the program to protect their businesses and homes.  

Text of the NFIP Extension Act of 2022 is available here.