LAUREN PACHMAN

Advocated before Senate, House, and federal agencies for the interests of independent insurance agents selling flood insurance policies, including but not limited to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies; supported the reauthorization of the NFIP; expressed concern with a FEMA proposal to provide direct-to-consumer (D2C) online sales of NFIP policies; expressed concern about FEMA guidance for sale and service of NFIP policies during future lapses in NFIP's Congressional authority; discussed with FEMA enforcement of requirement that each NFIP policy be associated with both agent and agency NPNs; Supported continuous coverage for NFIP policies; supported H.R. 900, the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act; supported a Cannabis Safe Harbor for insurance agents; supported S. 1323/H.R. 2891, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act; supported the repeal or reform of the Federal Insurance Office, including H.R. 2933, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act and S. 1694, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act; supported H.R. 5535/S. 3349, the Insurance Data Protection Act; supported S. 2860, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act; advocated for provisions related to the FIO in H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025; supported carveout for insurance industry in data privacy legislation H.R. 8818, the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024; supported extension of the National Flood Insurance Program in H.R. 9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; supported S. 4772, the NFIP Extension Act of 2024.

Advocated for agents' interests regarding crop insurance: Supported the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents; supported funding for crop insurance in the Farm Bill; opposed cuts to the crop insurance program; supported H.R. 8055, Ensuring Access to Risk Management Act of 2024; supported H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act; advocated for agents' interests regarding crop insurance in meetings with RMA representatives

Supported S. 1706/H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023; Supported H.R. 1477/S. 722, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act

Supported limits on funding and activity for the Federal Insurance Office in the FY25 appropriations process; advocated for provisions related to the FIO in H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025; advocated for extension of the National Flood Insurance Program in H.R. 9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

represented interests of independent insurance agents before CMS

Advocated before Senate, House, and federal agencies for the interests of independent insurance agents selling flood insurance policies, including but not limited to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies; supported the reauthorization of the NFIP; expressed concern with a FEMA proposal to provide direct-to-consumer (D2C) online sales of NFIP policies; expressed concern about proposed FEMA guidance for sale and service of NFIP policies during future lapses in NFIP's Congressional authority (Appendix L of draft April 1, 2024 Flood Manual); discussed with FEMA enforcement of requirement that each NFIP policy have both agent and agency NPNs to be associated with them; Supported continuous coverage for NFIP policies; supported H.R. 900, the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act; supported a Cannabis Safe Harbor for insurance agents; H.R. 2984/S. 1359, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act; S. 1323/H.R. 2891, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act; supported the repeal or reform of the Federal Insurance Office, including H.R. 2933, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act and S. 1694, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act; the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP Re) Act of 2023; Supported H.R. 5535/S. 3349, the Insurance Data Protection Act; Supported S.2860, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act; advocated for provisions related to the FIO in H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025; supported carveout for insurance industry in data privacy legislation, H.R.8818, the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024; extension of the National Flood Insurance Program in H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; supported S. 4772, the NFIP Extension Act of 2024.