# 117-s-2293: CREW Act

117-s-2293, CREW Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-2293
- Congress: 117
- Title: CREW Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] (R-OH), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 387 | 38 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Job protections for FEMA reservists: benefit, medium. 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: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 117-s-3875: Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022
- 117-s-1942: National Heritage Area Act
- 117-s-1941: MAPS Act of 2021
- 117-s-2991: Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021
- 117-s-2520: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021
- 117-s-4205: PAW Act

## Sources
- [117-s-2293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2293)

## Related
- [117-s-3875: Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-3875)
- [117-s-1942: National Heritage Area Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-1942)
- [117-s-1941: MAPS Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-1941)
- [117-s-2991: Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-2991)
- [117-s-2520: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-2520)
- [117-s-4205: PAW Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-4205)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-2293 (as of 2026-01-05).