Mike Flood

This bill would keep the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program going until 2034, helping businesses get insurance for terror attacks. It would also change how the government decides if an event is a terror attack, raising the minimum damage amount and setting deadlines for those decisions.

Top managers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would face new rules to make their pay and bonuses more open. The bill would also set new, specific rules for how the VA decides the yearly basic pay for these senior leaders. This applies especially to new hires or internal transfers. These changes aim to make it clearer how the VA manages its highest-paid staff.

Currently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) must choose the cheapest way to handle a failed bank. This bill would let the FDIC pick a slightly more expensive option if it means avoiding a sale to one of the biggest banks. This change aims to keep the banking system from becoming too concentrated among a few giant organizations.

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This bill would add the names of 74 crew members from the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. These service members died on June 3, 1969, but their names are not currently on the wall. If passed, the names of these service members would be officially added to the wall.

This bill would make it easier to build and renovate affordable housing by changing income limits, streamlining environmental reviews, and giving local governments more choices. It would also help military families and those using Housing Choice Vouchers access affordable homes. The changes aim to increase the supply of decent, safe, and affordable rental and ownership housing across the country.

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This bill lets college students keep getting mental health care from their school's therapists through telehealth, even when in another state. Right now, state rules often stop this from happening. This change would help students continue their care and allow college therapists to support students no matter where they are.

This bill would give the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the main power to set federal safety and building rules for manufactured homes. Other federal agencies would need the Secretary's approval before creating any new standards. This change aims to make sure new rules do not significantly raise the cost of these homes for producers and buyers.

This bill would require local governments that receive certain federal housing grants to submit a plan at least once every five years. These plans would detail how they are addressing or plan to address local rules that can make housing expensive. The goal is to encourage policies that increase housing options and lower costs for families and communities.

This bill would speed up federal environmental reviews for many housing projects. It would tell the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to change its rules. This means some housing activities would need less detailed environmental checks. The goal is to cut down on delays and costs for building and fixing homes.