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HR 5599 118th Congress House Emergency Management Administrative remedies Emergency planning and evacuation Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FEMA Independence Act of 2023

Introduced: September 20, 2023 Introduced by: Moskowitz, Jared Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Sep 20, 2023
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.
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What's happening now September 21, 2023

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 4
D
Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Apr 9, 2024
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 9, 2024
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Sep 26, 2023
 D
McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Sep 26, 2023
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Sep 26, 2023
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Sep 26, 2023
Graves, Garret
· Sep 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5599: FEMA Independence Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5599/
MLA
"H.R. 5599: FEMA Independence Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5599/.
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H.R. 5599, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5599/.
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[H.R. 5599: FEMA Independence Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5599/)
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