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119th Congress · House bill · Last action Sep 3, 2025
Bills›Emergency Management›H.R. 4669Congress.gov ↗
H.R. 4669IntroducedEmergency Management

FEMA Act of 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam (R-MO)99 cosponsorsIntroduced Jul 23, 2025
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In plain English

Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) sponsored this bill, which removes FEMA from the Department of Homeland Security and establishes it as an independent cabinet-level agency with its own leadership structure and inspector general office. The bill revises FEMA's disaster assistance programs by creating expedited grant funding for facility repairs, allowing block grants for smaller disasters, expanding housing and mitigation assistance eligibility, streamlining the application process, and permitting recipients to combine federal mitigation funding from multiple sources. It also establishes a working capital fund for FEMA operations, adds provisions for disaster assistance to veterans, and requires federal entities to publish information about available disaster assistance. The committee approved an amended version 57-3 on September 3, 2025, with bipartisan support (53 Republicans and 44 Democrats as original cosponsors).

What’s in the bill (11 sections)
  • Sec. 11. Establishment of independent agency
  • Sec. 12. Administrator; Deputy Administrator; other officials of the
  • Sec. 13. Authority and responsibilities
  • Sec. 14. Office of the Inspector General
  • Sec. 15. Transfer of functions
  • Sec. 16. Personnel and other transfers
  • Sec. 17. Saving provisions
  • Sec. 18. References
  • Sec. 19. Federal Emergency Management Agency Working Capital Fund
  • Sec. 20. Improving disaster assistance for veterans
  • Sec. 21. National emergency management
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-07-23, but the bill text was revised on 2025-07-23T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.

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Cosponsors (99)

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45 Democrats, 54 Republicans (of 99 shown).

Activity timeline

Sep 3
Sep 3, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.
Sep 3
Sep 3, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 3
Sep 3, 2025
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Sep 2
Sep 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 24
Jul 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Jul 23
Jul 23, 2025
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
Jul 23, 2025
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
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Jul 23
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced in House
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Full action log

All 9 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Sep 3
HOUSEOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.
Sep 3
HOUSECommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 3
HOUSESubcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Sep 2
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 24
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Jul 23
HOUSEReferred 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
HOUSEReferred 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
Introduced in House
Jul 23
Introduced in House

All 99 cosponsors

45 Democrats · 54 Republicans
Democrats (45)
Scott, DavidGA-13
Republicans (54)

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AIA Champions Bipartisan FEMA Reform, Urges Passage of H.R. 4669 - The American Institute of Architects: AIA
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