5 days ago · The Federal responses to Hurricane Helene and other recent disasters demonstrate the need to drastically improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (“FEMA’s) …

Mar 16, 2021 · This page contains congressional testimony and speeches from FEMA administration officials from 2020 to the present. View the archive of testimony and speeches …

Oct 10, 2024 · FEMA had already run out of money earlier this year, so Congress recently opened up the agency’s fiscal year 2025 budget. That gave FEMA about $20 billion worth of funding to …

Congress passed the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 which established FEMA as a distinct agency within DHS, defined FEMA’s primary mission, and …

Nov 19, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, faced questions from House lawmakers for nearly five hours on …

118th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session } { 118-812 ===== FEDERAL EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION ACCOUNTABILITY (FEMA) WORKFORCE …

117th Congress An Act To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes. …

Oct 2, 2024 · Congressional paralysis has strained a system already reeling from more frequent and severe natural disasters. The devastation that spans much of the southeastern United …

Sep 28, 2023 · WASHINGTON – Today, the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released its report outlining a comprehensive, consensus-based set of …

May 25, 2022 · FEMA aligned its budget request to support goals outlined in our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. These goals are: 1) instill equity as a foundation of emergency management; 2) …