IMAGES Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5229 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5229 To provide for improvements to National Flood Insurance Program rate maps, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 9, 2025 Mr. Downing (for himself and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for improvements to National Flood Insurance Program rate maps, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improvement of Mapping, Addresses, Geography, Elevations, and Structures Act of 2025'' or the ``IMAGES Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL FLOOD MAPPING PROGRAM. (a) Inclusion of Planimetric Features in Rate Maps.--Section 100216(b)(3) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b(b)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(F) planimetric features, including, for each planimetric feature-- ``(i) the associated parcel identification data for such planimetric feature; and ``(ii) to the maximum extent practicable, using public and private sector address data, the address of such planimetric feature.''. (b) Format of Rate Maps.--Section 100216(c)(2) of the Biggert- Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b(c)(2)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: