{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://garretgraves.house.gov/media-center/blog-posts/fema-issues-proof-loss-extension", "FEMA Issues Proof of Loss Extension", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Garret Graves", "G000577", "garretgraves.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "After an extensive series of phone calls, letters and conversations with the agency, we're happy to inform flood victims that FEMA has issued an additional 60-day proof of loss extension. NFIP policyholders now have a total of 180 days following the date of loss to provide the proof of loss to their insurer.\nThe\u00a0extension will help the\u00a0hundreds of flood victims who have engaged our office properly document their losses and file their claims with insurers.\u00a0\nThis is the sort of flexibility the government needs to employ to improve the effectiveness of federal recovery efforts, and our office will continue to push for more of it.\u00a0\nSee the official FEMA language regarding the extension below:\u00a0\nTo allow policyholders more time to finalize their claims, an additional limited waiver of the 60-day proof of loss requirement has been issued, extending the period another 60 days.\u00a0 With this extension, a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder will have a total of 180 days following the date of loss to provide the completed, signed, and sworn-to proof of loss to the insurer.\u00a0 This waiver is issued pursuant to 44 CFR \u00a7 61.13(d) and the Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP).\u00a0 This waiver does not alter any other terms or conditions of the NFIP.\nEven with this extension, we encourage policyholders to file their claims as soon as possible so they can move forward with their recovery efforts.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://garretgraves.house.gov/media-center/blog-posts/fema-issues-proof-loss-extension"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5746979042887688, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}