Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
Latest action · Dec 18, 2024 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2024
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and submit to Congress every three years a human capital operating plan to shape and improve FEMA’s workforce.
Specifically, the plan must include performance measures to track staffing and training, an analysis of the current workforce and possible gaps in staffing or skills, and a plan of action to address such gaps. The plan must discuss the membership and training of the Surge Capacity Force, through which federal employees deploy in response to a catastrophic disaster.
FEMA must submit the first plan within one year after the bill’s enactment and subsequent plans at least once every three years.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report analyzing whether FEMA’s plan meets the requirements of the bill, including any recommendations to ensure subsequent plans meet the requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 18, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Apr 18, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2024Markup May 15, 2024Reported Nov 12, 2024 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 18, 2024Received in the House.
- Dec 18, 2024Held at the desk.
- Dec 17, 2024Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7093-7095)
- Dec 17, 2024The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7094-7095)
- Nov 12, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-236.
- Nov 12, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
- May 15, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 18, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Apr 18, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7093–S7095Text printed S7094Amendments S7094, S7119 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment), Gary C. Peters D-MI (amendment) | Dec 17, 2024 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 30, 2024S. 4181, Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 15, 2024
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3340 | To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop strategies for identifying, addressing, preventing, and mitigating discriminatory actions or decisions based on political affiliation. | Gary C. Peters D-MIfor Charles E. Schumer | Amendment SA 3340 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 9037 | Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act | Identical bill | Dec 5, 2024 |
| HR 10537 | Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 24, 2026 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the development of a workforce plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 12, 2024Reported to Senate
- Apr 18, 2024Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
