Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have introduced legislation in the U.S. House that could provide the most robust legislative reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...

Federal legislation working its way through the U.S. Senate would reform FEMA rules to better allow for wildfire preparedness and recovery. Many of the changes addressed in the legislation were ...

Proposed FEMA reform would speed up disaster funding, provide technical assistance to small towns, and protect pre-disaster ...

U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster just introduced bipartisan legislation for reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Senator Welch says his bill is focused on empowering local communities specifically on when aid is available, who makes ...

FEMA's acting director, David Richardson, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday ...

House Republicans and Democrats sharply scrutinized the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster that killed at least ...

Since May 2018, FEMA has funded an additional $86.2 million in wildfire mitigation for 228 projects, providing increased protection to nearly 2,500 properties.

FEMA is in need of serious reform. Disaster relief and response should be focused on the truly catastrophic, and DHS grants should be focused on those areas of greatest risk.

Overhauling the Stafford Act: Passed in 1974 and amended multiple times since, the Stafford Act defines the authorities and functions of federal disaster response. This powerful piece of legislation ...

FEMA needs to be 'saved' and 'reformed,' says Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz. Reps. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., discuss why they're teaming up to make FEMA independent.