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HR 2308 119th Congress House Emergency Management

FEMA Independence Act of 2025

Introduced: March 24, 2025 Introduced by: Moskowitz, Jared Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 24, 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.
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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FEMA Independence Act of 2025

This bill establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent, cabinet-level agency in the executive branch. It also transfers from FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certain grant programs for protecting communities and nonprofits from terrorist attacks.

The bill removes FEMA from DHS. FEMA’s existing functions as a DHS component must transfer to FEMA as an independent agency within one year after the bill’s enactment. The independent FEMA generally retains its existing mission, authorities, and functions. FEMA continues to have 10 regional offices.

The bill requires FEMA to be headed by a Director who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and reports directly to the President as a Cabinet member. (Under current law, the President may designate the FEMA Administrator as a Cabinet member in the event of a disaster.) The Director must have knowledge of emergency management and homeland security and five years of leadership experience in each the public sector and the private sector. The President may appoint up to four Deputy Directors.

The bill also establishes within FEMA an Office of the Inspector General.

Also, the bill transfers from FEMA to DHS the authority to administer the Homeland Security Grant Program, Urban Area Security Initiative, and Nonprofit Security Grant Program. 

What's happening now March 24, 2025

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

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 Cosponsors 2
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 2, 2025
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Mar 24, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2308: FEMA Independence Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2308/
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