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A little after midnight this morning, the Senate voted to pass a $1.3 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

As part of the short-term deal to fund the government until mid-January, Congress has extended authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program until Jan. 19, 2018.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency last week published guidance for Write Your Own private insurance companies on how to how to handle a potential lapse in National Flood Insurance Program authority.

In a bipartisan vote today, the House passed H.R. 2874, which would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program for up to five years.

ABA today urged the House to pass H.R. 2874, which would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program for up to five years.

The House is expected to vote Thursday on a flood insurance reauthorization bill.

The National Flood Insurance Program has depleted its capacity to borrow from the Treasury Department following the destruction of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates that the total cost to the National Flood Insurance Program following Hurricane Harvey could total as much as $11 billion.

The House today voted on a legislative package that suspends the debt ceiling and funds the federal government through Dec. 8 and provides $15 billion in disaster relief for Hurricane Harvey victims.