Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-264

Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenaur Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004

S. 2238Introduced Mar 25, 2004Policy area: Emergency Management

Became law on Jun 30, 2004.

Sponsor: Sen. Jim Bunning R-KY

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 25, 2004
Committee actionMar 30, 2004
Passed SenateJun 15, 2004 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJun 21, 2004 · by voice vote
To the PresidentJun 23, 2004
Became lawJun 30, 2004

Latest action: Jun 30, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-264.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2238.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2238, Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004” on April 22, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on March 30, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 22, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15588
CBO publication date
April 22, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2238, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2238, Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004” on April 22, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on March 30, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 22, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15588
CBO publication date
April 22, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2238, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
181ae65e2003e4c92dc29bb55d68de922ebb0b6ff8fc7412b6cba0d44d0d34f0
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2238, Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004” on June 30, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 21, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 30, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15783
CBO publication date
June 30, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2238, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
181ae65e2003e4c92dc29bb55d68de922ebb0b6ff8fc7412b6cba0d44d0d34f0
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2238, Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004” on June 30, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 21, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 30, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15783
CBO publication date
June 30, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2238, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
181ae65e2003e4c92dc29bb55d68de922ebb0b6ff8fc7412b6cba0d44d0d34f0
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-262 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on May 13, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 13, 2004 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/262
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2238, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

A. Allard (R-CO), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Zell Miller (D-GA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Richard Shelby (R-AL).

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Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.