FEMA Act of 2025
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 by Rep. Sam Graves
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
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,
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
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