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H.R. 4669 (119th)

FEMA Act of 2025

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reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

23 July 2025

Last action

3 September 2025 · Committee

Status

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

Sponsors

Sam Graves, Rick Larsen, Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Greg Stanton, David Rouzer, Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11], Mike Haridopolos, Mike Thompson, Laura Friedman, Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6], Tom Cole, Jared Moskowitz, Josh Riley, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Lucy McBath, Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Laura Gillen, Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Jack Bergman, Mark Alford, Donald Davis, Gabe Vasquez, Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1], Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4], Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Wesley Bell, Janelle Bynum, Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Pat Harrigan, Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3], Cleo Fields, Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1], Darren Soto, William Timmons, Sanford Bishop, Chris Pappas, Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2], Joe Wilson, Robert Bresnahan, Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Gregory Murphy, Kim Schrier, Troy Balderson, Nicholas Langworthy, Deborah Ross, Shomari Figures, Tim Moore, Laurel Lee, Nicholas Begich, Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1], Adam Smith, Mike Carey, David Scott, Jefferson Van Drew, Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], Jeff Hurd, Hillary Scholten, Emily Randall, Maxwell Frost, Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4], Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3], Steve Womack, Morgan McGarvey, Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8], Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5], Angie Craig, Salud Carbajal, Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7], Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7], Jimmy Panetta, Julie Fedorchak, Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4], Mark DeSaulnier, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Lois Frankel, Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1], Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4], Sharice Davids, Jesús García, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Dina Titus, James Gallagher, Henry Johnson, André Carson, Frederica Wilson, Nikki Budzinski, Judy Chu, Valerie Foushee

Subjects

Housing, Emergency Management

Source updated

21 August 2026

Housing · Emergency Management

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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). 

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Timeline

  1. 23 July 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 July 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 July 2025

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 July 2025

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

    Source: Committee

  5. 2 September 2025

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  6. 3 September 2025

    Vote

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

    Source: Committee

  7. 3 September 2025

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    Source: Committee

  8. 3 September 2025

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

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