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Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act

Introduced: April 18, 2024 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 18, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7094-7095)
Dec 17, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 17, 2024
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 17, 2024
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7093-7095)
Nov 12, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
Nov 12, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-236.
May 15, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 18, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,340 Peters, Gary C. To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop strategies for identifying… Agreed to Dec 17, 2024
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and submit to Congress every three years a human capital operating plan to shape and improve FEMA’s workforce.

Specifically, the plan must include performance measures to track staffing and training, an analysis of the current workforce and possible gaps in staffing or skills, and a plan of action to address such gaps. The plan must discuss the membership and training of the Surge Capacity Force, through which federal employees deploy in response to a catastrophic disaster.

FEMA must submit the first plan within one year after the bill’s enactment and subsequent plans at least once every three years.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report analyzing whether FEMA’s plan meets the requirements of the bill, including any recommendations to ensure subsequent plans meet the requirements.

What's happening now December 18, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9037 Identical bill Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 18, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4181: Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4181/
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"S. 4181: Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4181/.
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