LEGISLATION/H.R. 4669

FEMA Act of 2025

119-HR-4669119th CongressIntroduced Jul 23, 2025Emergency Management

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Status

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Signed

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.

Sponsor

Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6](R-MO-6)

88 cosponsors

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).

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCensus and government statisticsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency communications systemsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHomelessness and emergency shelterIntergovernmental relationsInternet, web applications, social mediaNatural disastersResidential rehabilitation and home repairState and local financeState and local government operations

Actions (9)

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.

Sep 3, 2025House committee actions

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 3, 2025House committee actions

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged

Sep 3, 2025House committee actions

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Sep 2, 2025House committee actions

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

Jul 24, 2025House committee actions

Referred 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.

Jul 23, 2025House floor actions

Introduced in House

Jul 23, 2025Library of Congress

Introduced in House

Jul 23, 2025Library of Congress

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