H. Amdt. 886 - Amendment Sought to Insert Clarifying Language to the Bill Relating to Best Practices in Building Codes.

To Ensure the Availability and Affordability of Homeowners' Insurance Coverage for Catastrophic Events.

H.R. 3355 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events. (by CRS)

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Title

To ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events.

Other Titles

• Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
• Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
• Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007

Sponsor

Ron Klein

Co-Sponsors

• Donna Christensen
• Baron Hill
• Carolyn McCarthy
• William Delahunt
• Michael Arcuri
• Charles Melancon
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• Robert Wexler
• Sam Farr
• Alcee Hastings
• Ed Perlmutter
• Nicholas Lampson
• Jerry McNerney
• Robert Cramer
• Timothy Walz
• Ellen Tauscher
• Bruce Braley
• Stephen Lynch
• Tim Mahoney
• Bobby Jindal
• Timothy Ryan
• Corrine Brown
• Virginia Brown-Waite
• Henry Johnson
• Neil Abercrombie
• Joseph Crowley
• Kendrick Meek
• Steve Kagen
• Phil Hare
• Anthony Weiner
• Carolyn Maloney
• Rahm Emanuel
• Mazie Hirono
• Jay Inslee
• Albio Sires
• James Moran
• Stephanie Jones
• Patrick Kennedy
• John Larson
• Emanuel Cleaver
• James Clyburn

Subjects

• Finance
• Budgets
• Business
• Casualty insurance
• Disaster insurance
• Emergency management
• Government lending
• Government liability
• Government securities
• Governmental investigations
• Home ownership
• Housing
• Insurance companies
• Law
• Politics and government
• Property insurance
• Public contracts
• Reinsurance
• Risk
• Securities
• State and local government
• State politics and government

Related Bills

• H.Res. 802 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3355) to Ensure the Availability and Affordability of Homeowners' Insurance Coverage for Catastrophic Events.
• S. 2310 (110^th) : Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	8/03/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (12 proposed)
Passed House	11/09/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Murphy (CT) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.	11/08/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Matheson amendment Agreed to by voice vote.	11/08/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Klein (FL) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.	11/08/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Putnam amendment Agreed to by voice vote.	11/08/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 3355	11/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 253 voted YES 159 voted NO 25 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 3355	11/08/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 168 voted YES 249 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 3355	11/08/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 172 voted YES 245 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 6 to H.R. 3355	11/09/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 176 voted YES 242 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 11 to H.R. 3355	11/09/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 166 voted YES 246 voted NO 25 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3355 Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007	11/09/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 175 voted YES 239 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 3355 Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007	11/09/2007	This bill PASSED the House 258 voted YES 155 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	8/03/2007
		8/03/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
		9/05/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
		9/05/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
		9/06/2007	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		9/25/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		9/26/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/26/2007	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 27.
		10/31/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-419.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/31/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 264.
		11/07/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 802 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3355 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waive except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill.
		11/08/2007	Rule H. Res. 802 passed House.
		11/08/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 802.
		11/08/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 802 and Rule XVIII.
		11/08/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		11/08/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3355 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waive except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill.
		11/08/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3355.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Klein (FL).
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Klein amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Klein amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Roskam.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Roskam amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roskam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roskam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Murphy (CT).
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Murphy (CT) amendment under the five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	11/08/2007	On agreeing to the Murphy (CT) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Roskam.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Roskam amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roskam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roskam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Castor.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Castor amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	By unanimous consent, the Castor amendment was withdrawn.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Manzullo amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Manzullo.
		11/08/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Manzullo amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Manzullo demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Matheson.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Matheson amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a communication from the President.
select this vote	Vote	11/08/2007	On agreeing to the Matheson amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
		11/08/2007	The Committee resumed its sitting.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A008) offered by Ms. Brown-Waite, Ginny.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brown-Waite (FL) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Klein (FL) to the Brown-Waite, Ginny amendment (A008).
		11/08/2007	On agreeing to the Brown-Waite, Ginny amendment (A008) as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
select this vote	Vote	11/08/2007	On agreeing to the Klein (FL) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Putnam amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Putnam.
		11/08/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Putnam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Putnam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A011) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Shays.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Shays amendment in the nature of a substitute under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shays amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Shays demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		11/08/2007	VACATING REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE - Mr. Putnam asked unanimous consent to vacate his earlier request for a recorded vote on his amendment, to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	11/08/2007	On agreeing to the Putnam amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
		11/08/2007	Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Campbell (CA).
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Campbell amendment under the five-minute rule.
		11/08/2007	By unanimous consent, the Campbell (CA) amendment was withdrawn.
		11/08/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3355.
		11/08/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		11/08/2007	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		11/08/2007	Mrs. Capito moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
		11/08/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion see to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments adding a new section pertaining to prohibiting cross-subsidization from middle america.
		11/08/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
select this vote	Vote	11/08/2007	Amendment 1 to H.R. 3355
currently selected	Vote	11/08/2007	Amendment 2 to H.R. 3355
		11/08/2007	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3355.
select this vote	Vote	11/08/2007	Amendment 4 to H.R. 3355
select this vote	Vote	11/09/2007	Amendment 6 to H.R. 3355
select this vote	Vote	11/09/2007	Amendment 11 to H.R. 3355
select this vote	Vote	11/09/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3355 Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	11/09/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 3355 Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007
		11/13/2007	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 885	Klein, Ron [D-FL22]	November 8, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on November 8, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to make technical and conforming changes; add a new title which inserts new provisions on reinsurance coverage for qualified reinsurance programs; and to insert provisions requiring a study on the need for conditional coverage of commercial residential lines of insurance. Show amendment details
currently selected	H. Amdt. 886	Roskam, Peter [R-IL6]	November 8, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment sought to insert clarifying language to the bill relating to best practices in building codes. Actions November 8, 2007, 3:15 pm ET - Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Roskam. November 8, 2007, 6:42 pm ET - Amendment 2 to H.R. 3355 Full Text of this Amendment The text of this amendment is not available.
select this vote	H. Amdt. 887	Murphy, Christopher [D-CT5]	November 8, 2007	Passed by voice vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment includes language which clarifies mitigation measures and encourages state and local governments to develop comprehensive land use and zoning plans that include natural hazard mitigation. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 888	Roskam, Peter [R-IL6]	November 8, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment sought to insert clarifying language with respect to catastrophic loans and losses covered by such loans. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 889	Castor, Kathy [D-FL11]	November 8, 2007	Withdrawn on November 8, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to insert provisions which help to limit developer overbuilding in areas subject to risk of catastrophic financial loss. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 890	Manzullo, Donald [R-IL16]	November 8, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment sought to insert clarifying language relating to delinquency of loans made for assistance in connection with a natural or other major disaster. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 891	Matheson, Jim [D-UT2]	November 8, 2007	Passed by voice vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment requires annual reports to include an assessment of the costs to states and regions associated with catastrophe risk and an analysis of the costs and benefits, for states not participating in the consortium. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 892	Brown-Waite, Virginia [R-FL5]	November 8, 2007	Offered on November 8, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to insert clarifying language relating to price gouging. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 893	Klein, Ron [D-FL22]	November 8, 2007	Passed by voice vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment modifies the instruction prohibiting price gouging by replacing it with language discouraging price gouging. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 894	Putnam, Adam [R-FL12]	November 8, 2007	Passed by voice vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment Record inserts language prohibiting use of Federal funds of any kind or from any Federal source (including any disaster or other financial assistance, loan proceeds, and any other assistance or subsidy) to repay a loan. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 895	Shays, Christopher [R-CT4]	November 8, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on November 8, 2007.
	Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to insert a complete new text. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 896	Campbell, John [R-CA48]	November 8, 2007	Withdrawn on November 8, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to provide for inclusion of business owners under the provisions of the bill. Show amendment details