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Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act

What this bill does

  • FEMA must develop and submit a workforce planning strategy to Congress every three years.
  • The plan affects FEMA staff and the federal Surge Capacity Force deployed during disasters.
  • FEMA submits the first plan within one year; the GAO reviews compliance with requirements.

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    How should FEMA balance maintaining a core permanent workforce against deploying temporary surge staff during major disasters?

  2. 02

    What specific staffing metrics or performance outcomes should Congress require FEMA to include in its three-year workforce plans?

  3. 03

    If FEMA cannot meet workforce planning requirements, what consequences or remedies would be most effective for Congress to enforce?

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Gary C. Peters

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Introduced 2025-02-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-06 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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