Recognizing the critical missions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and expressing concern that the systematic reduction of its career workforce has undermined those missions and endangered the safety and security of United States citizens.
Sponsored By: Representative Bell
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Summary
This bill would prioritize protecting the career workforce at FEMA, CISA, and TSA and push the administration to stop unauthorized staff cuts. It would require a detailed accounting of all reductions since January 20, 2025 and ask for a permanent FEMA Administrator nomination.
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- Families and travelers: Seeks to stabilize airport security staffing to shorten long wait times and service gaps; TSA lost more than 900 officers during a 43-day shutdown and over 400 more since February 14, 2026, with national callout rates above 10 percent.
- Communities that rely on disaster response: Aims to shore up FEMA capacity after a reported drop from about 25,800 employees to roughly 22,100, a net loss of more than 3,000 positions amid earlier GAO findings of a roughly 6,000-worker shortfall.
- Cybersecurity and election security: Pushes to reverse CISA staffing losses and program cuts after the agency fell from over 3,000 to about 2,300 employees and the Election Security Program was eliminated, removing about $39.6 million in annual funding.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bell
MO • D
Cosponsors
Stanton
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
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