A vote to delay flood-insurance rate hikes for up to four years will likely be delayed as the Senate decided to take up other issues.
The vote on a motion to proceed was supposed to be held Wednesday, however an industry lobbyist said late Tuesday that the procedural vote is likely to be delayed until later in the week because the Senate today surprisingly cleared for floor action legislation to extend long-term unemployment insurance for three months and is now engaged in a lengthy debate.
The flood bill is the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, S. 1846.
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