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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Colorado joined a lawsuit with 19 other states to force the administration to restore a program started under the first Trump ...

Congressional scrutiny comes as Trump administration conducts evaluation of FEMA and works to % identify any shortcomings.

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes ...

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.

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 ...