HR 4669 · in committee · significant
FEMA Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- Makes FEMA an independent cabinet-level agency separate from the Department of Homeland Security.
- Affects people seeking disaster relief, emergency response personnel, and state/local governments managing disasters.
- Expands funding eligibility, speeds up assistance delivery, and requires federal agencies to publish disaster assistance information.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would separating FEMA from DHS into an independent cabinet agency change the speed and coordination of disaster response across federal, state, and local governments?
- 02
What specific groups of disaster survivors or emergency responders would benefit most from expanded funding eligibility and faster assistance delivery under this bill?
- 03
What trade-offs might exist between FEMA's independence as a cabinet agency and its ability to coordinate with other federal agencies during multi-sector emergencies?
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Sponsor · R-MO-6
Sam Graves
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
69/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-03
Joining the bill
Rick Larsen
D-WA-2 · original
Daniel Webster
R-FL-11 · original
Greg Stanton
D-AZ-4 · original
Mike Ezell
R-MS-4
Chuck Edwards
R-NC-11
David Rouzer
R-NC-7
Mike Haridopolos
R-FL-8
Laura Friedman
D-CA-30
Mike Thompson
D-CA-4
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
R-GA-1
Randy Fine
R-FL-6
Tom Cole
R-OK-4
+ 57 more
Legislative timeline
2025-09-03 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.
2025-09-03 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-09-03 · house · Committee
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
2025-09-02 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-07-23 · 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.
2025-07-23 · 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.
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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