WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3370, the “The Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act:”

“Today’s vote in the House signals strong bipartisan and bicameral support for providing relief to homeowners and businesses from drastic flood insurance premium hikes. Millions of Americans are facing massive increases in flood insurance rates, which would threaten livelihoods and communities nationwide. I am hopeful that we can reach a swift compromise between the Senate and House versions of this critical legislation. We need to get a bill to the President to sign.”

In February, Wicker voted to pass a bill, S. 1926, to delay flood insurance premium hikes until the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) mapping methods are certified as technically sound and an affordability study is completed.