Flooding Events: CRS Experts

June 27, 2012 – August 29, 2019 R40882

Flooding Events: CRS Experts

Updated August 29, 2019 (R40882)

The following table provides the names and contact information for CRS experts on policy concerns relating to flooding events in the United States. Policy areas identified include impacts, response and recovery, mitigation, and federal financing.

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	Email
Impacts
Displaced residents	Elizabeth Webster Analyst in Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Drinking water	Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Elena H. Humphreys Analyst in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Wastewater treatment	Laura Gatz Analyst in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water treatment infrastructure funding/finance	Jonathan Ramseur Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Agricultural production	Megan Stubbs Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
River barges, railroads	John Frittelli Specialist in Transportation Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Highways and bridges	Robert S. Kirk Specialist in Transportation Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Levees, dams, and shore protection	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Response and Recovery
Disaster declarations	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Edward C. Liu Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal disaster response and recovery	Elizabeth Webster Analyst in Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Natalie Keegan Analyst in American Federalism and Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Eugene Boyd Analyst in Federalism and Economic Development Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Public health	Sarah A. Lister Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal flood insurance and levee certification	Diane P. Horn Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Small Business Administration disaster loans	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Agricultural relief	Megan Stubbs Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Rural development assistance	Tadlock Cowan Analyst in Agricultural Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Rural land assistance	Megan Stubbs Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Petroleum and hazardous substance spills and other environmental emergency response	David M. Bearden Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Jonathan Ramseur Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Debris removal	Linda Luther Analyst in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Debris removal—marine	Eva Lipiec Analyst in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Evacuation	Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Department of Defense and National Guard Support	Lawrence Kapp Specialist in Military Manpower Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Andrew Feickert Specialist in Military Ground Forces	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Mitigation
Emergency planning	Diane P. Horn Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Shawn Reese Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Floodplain mapping	Diane P. Horn Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Flood control, dams, and levees	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal disaster assistance	Diane P. Horn Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Edward C. Liu Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal Financing
Disaster Relief Fund	William L. Painter Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Tax relief	Molly F. Sherlock Specialist in Public Finance	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Edward C. Liu Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]