# 119-hr-10537: Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act

119-hr-10537, Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10537
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**FEMA workforce planning** is the core focus. This bill would require FEMA to produce a detailed, data-driven human capital operating plan to guide hiring, training, and deployment over a three-year horizon. - FEMA employees and managers would get specific recruitment and retention goals, performance measures, and a cost analysis to close mission-critical skills gaps and improve training. - Surge Capacity Force members and deployments would be tracked and planned. Plans must include strategies for rapid deployment, training, and data on past deployments and qualifications of non-FEMA surge participants. - The Comptroller General would have 180 days after plan submission to review whether the plan meets requirements and to offer recommendations. The bill also specifies that no new funds are authorized to carry out these planning requirements.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New FEMA workforce planning rules: mixed, medium. This bill would require the FEMA Administrator to send a human capital operating plan to Congress within 1 year of enactment. The plan would be updated at least once every 3 years and cover the next 3-year period. It would follow OPM and Comptroller General best practices and include performance me…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1514: Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10537 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10537)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1514: Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10537 (as of 2026-10-07).