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HR 2308 · in committee · significant

FEMA Independence Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill makes FEMA an independent cabinet-level agency separate from the Department of Homeland Security.
  • It affects FEMA leadership, regional offices, and grant programs for emergency management and community security.
  • The transition must be completed within one year; some grant programs move to DHS.

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  1. 01

    How would separating FEMA from DHS change emergency response coordination during disasters that involve both natural disasters and security threats?

  2. 02

    What are the estimated costs of creating a standalone FEMA cabinet agency, and how might this affect funding available for disaster relief grants?

  3. 03

    Which specific grant programs would remain under DHS versus transfer to independent FEMA, and how could this split impact states' ability to prepare for emergencies?

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Sponsor · D-FL-23

Jared Moskowitz

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Introduced 2025-03-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-24 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  2. 2025-03-24 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

  3. 2025-03-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-03-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. 2025-03-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. 2025-03-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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