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Yes: 387 • No: 38
117-s-2293117th CongressWALLET
CREW Act
Sponsored By: Senator Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Became Law
Summary
This law extends USERRA-like employment and reemployment protections to intermittent FEMA reservists who serve or train during presidentially declared disasters and emergencies. It aligns short-term FEMA disaster service and training with civilian job protections while clarifying how notice and military-necessity rules apply.
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- FEMA reservists: Intermittent personnel appointed under section 306(b)(1) and people who train for that service are treated as absent for purposes of reemployment. They gain the same basic protections and rights found in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act framework while on FEMA duty or training.
- Employers and households: Employers must hold jobs and respect reemployment rights for employees called to FEMA intermittent service or training, protecting household income continuity during disaster response.
- Decision process and review: Determinations that notice could not be given because of military necessity are assigned to the FEMA Administrator or other specified officials under Defense and Health and Human Services rules, and those determinations are not subject to judicial review.
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Job protections for FEMA reservists
If you are appointed as FEMA intermittent personnel, your job is protected when you serve or train. Time away for appointment, FEMA disaster or emergency work, or training counts as protected leave. You have reemployment and related rights under federal law. This is in effect now.
No notice leave rules for disaster responders
If your disaster service makes it impossible to give advance notice to your employer, the law treats it like military necessity. An official decides this: the Defense Secretary in most cases; the FEMA Administrator for FEMA intermittent personnel and certain FEMA service; and the HHS Secretary for National Disaster Medical System responders. These decisions cannot be reviewed by a court or agency. This is in effect now.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/24/2021
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/14/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 387 • No: 38