Homeowners and business owners across the country agreed to pay premiums, communities agreed to adopt building codes to mitigate flood dangers, and the Federal Government agreed to provide insurance coverage to policyholders after a disaster.

S. Before he pled guilty Ney was identified in the guilty pleas of Jack Abramoff former Tom DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy former DeLay press secretary Michael Scanlon and former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz for receiving lavish gifts in exchange for political favors. As chair of that committee he oversaw operations in the Capitol complex and was sometimes known as the "Mayor of Capitol Hill".