On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the FEMA Review Council (FRC), established by President Donald J. Trump to undertake a “full-scale review” of the agency, held its final meeting and voted to approve its final report of findings and recommendations. Establishment of FEMA Review Council (FRC) Executive Order (E.O.) 14180 estab…
Read the report ↗Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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In response to some disasters, Congress has provided supplemental funding for long-term disaster recovery and other related purposes under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program’s statutory authority (42 U.S.C. §§5301 et seq.). Administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this a…
Read the report ↗The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which leads federal emergency management and disaster relief efforts, has recently been subject to numerous calls for reform. For years, state and local governments, disaster survivors, scholars, and nonprofits have called upon Congress and FEMA to modify disaster respon…
Read the report ↗Introduction Periodically, Congress has provided supplemental appropriations for Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding is intended to support needs unmet by other forms of federal disaster assistance, incl…
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