Condemning Federal workforce reductions that undermine preparedness, response, and recovery, and expressing concern regarding proposed future staffing cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Sponsored By: Representative Thompson (MS)
Introduced
Summary
Stable, adequately resourced FEMA workforce. This resolution would condemn current and proposed staffing cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and commit Congress to support staffing needed for timely disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
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- Communities and families: Rural, coastal, wildfire-prone areas and small towns would face slower federal response and longer recovery after disasters.
- FEMA employees: The resolution highlights morale and retention problems and notes at least 2,000 permanent staff departures and a 35 percent staffing shortfall reported by the Government Accountability Office.
- Frontline responders and nonprofits: It warns cuts could weaken counterterrorism grant programs that support emergency medical services, firefighters, law enforcement, and nonprofit security.
- Disaster aid and insurance: Staffing gaps would delay disaster assistance, complicate National Flood Insurance Program payments, and increase rebuilding burdens on affected households.
- Federal readiness: GAO added federal disaster delivery to its high-risk list in 2025, underscoring concerns about FEMA's capacity.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Cosponsors
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Correa
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Thanedar
MI • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Goldman (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
McIver
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Johnson (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Pou
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Walkinshaw
VA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Carter (LA)
LA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Titus
NV • D
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Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Case
HI • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Menendez
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Bell
MO • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Subramanyam
VA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Garcia (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 2/17/2026
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Magaziner
RI • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Neguse
CO • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Pappas
NH • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/6/2026
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