FEMA Act of 2025
Latest action · Sep 3, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 99
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Sep 9, 2025 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 3, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 3, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.
- Sep 3, 2025Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
- Sep 2, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jul 24, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Related bills 13
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 152 | Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act | Related bill | Jan 14, 2025 |
| HR 164 | POWER Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jan 16, 2025 |
| S 443 | Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act | Related bill | Feb 6, 2025 |
| HR 744 | Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act | Related bill | Oct 3, 2025 |
| S 773 | Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act | Related bill | Feb 27, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Census and government statistics
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency Management
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
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