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HOUSE 4669119th CongressOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.

FEMA Act of 2025

Last Action
9/3/2025

Actions

  • 2025-09-03Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.
  • 2025-09-03Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2025-09-03Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
  • 2025-09-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • 2025-07-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
  • 2025-07-23Referred 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.
  • 2025-07-23Referred 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.
  • 2025-07-23Introduced in House
  • 2025-07-23Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-07-23 (00)

Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 or the FEMA Act of 2025

This bill reestablishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (currently within the Department of Homeland Security) as an independent, cabinet-level agency. It also makes broad changes to FEMA’s disaster and hazard mitigation assistance programs.

The bill generally transfers FEMA’s current functions and authorities to the independent FEMA, except for certain security-related programs. 

The bill makes various changes to the Public Assistance program, including by

  • establishing new grants for expedited funding to repair or replace disaster-damaged facilities,
  • establishing block grants that recipients may choose instead of Public Assistance for smaller disasters,
  • expediting and expanding uses of funding for emergency response and debris removal, and
  • allowing use of excess administrative funds for increasing recipients’ disaster management capacity. 

The bill makes various changes to the Individual Assistance program, including by

  • expanding eligibility for housing assistance,
  • expanding mitigation and direct (non-financial) assistance for residences,
  • reducing certain restrictions on funds duplicating program benefits, and 
  • establishing a unified disaster application system.

The bill makes various changes to FEMA’s mitigation programs, including by

  • establishing mitigation plans with preapproved projects,
  • authorizing an entire Hazard Mitigation Grant Program grant to be provided before costs are incurred,
  • changing pre-disaster mitigation assistance to noncompetitive formula grants, and 
  • allowing recipients to combine mitigation project funds from multiple federal programs.

Additionally, federal entities must publish various information relating to disaster assistance and conduct various studies on related topics (e.g., preliminary damage assessments, fast-moving disasters, and government emergency alerting systems). 

Cosponsors (20)

  • Rick Larsen (D-WA)
  • Daniel Webster (R-FL)
  • Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
  • David Rouzer (R-NC)
  • Mike Ezell (R-MS)
  • Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
  • Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
  • Mike Thompson (D-CA)
  • Laura Friedman (D-CA)
  • Earl Carter (R-GA)
  • Randy Fine (R-FL)
  • Tom Cole (R-OK)
  • Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
  • Josh Riley (D-NY)
  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA)
  • Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
  • Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
  • Laura Gillen (D-NY)
  • Ken Calvert (R-CA)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Census and government statistics
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Homelessness and emergency shelter
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Natural disasters
  • Residential rehabilitation and home repair
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
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