# 119-hr-3347: Sovereign States Emergency Management Act

119-hr-3347, Sovereign States Emergency Management Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3347
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sovereign States Emergency Management Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**abolishes FEMA** and shifts federal disaster authority into a Treasury-run block grant model. The bill would move FEMA functions to the President and create a Disaster Relief Block Grant Program that sends formula-based funding to states tied to planning and reporting requirements. - States would receive formula grants for preparedness training, response and recovery operations, and mitigation projects. Funds can only be used under an annual emergency management plan approved by the Treasury Secretary. - Grants would be allocated by a Treasury rule that weighs population, a 20-year disaster history, geographic risk factors, and per-capita income. The program requires annual plans, outcome reports, and Treasury audits and reserves portions of program funds for administration and auditing. - Federal governance would change: FEMA functions, personnel, and assets would transfer to the President two years after enactment, and unobligated FEMA funds on abolition would be transferred to the Treasury general fund to support the new program.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New state disaster relief block grants: benefit, high. The Treasury Department would give each State a disaster grant. Money could fund training and equipment, response and recovery, and projects to cut future risks. Treasury would set a formula by rule using population, 20 years of disaster history, risk, and per person income. Treasury must approve a…
- FEMA would end; President runs response: mixed, high. If enacted, FEMA would be abolished two years after enactment. On that date, the President would take over all FEMA duties, staff, equipment, and records. Any FEMA money not yet obligated would move to the Treasury’s general fund to support the new disaster block grants. All laws and rules that men…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-3347 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3347)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3347 (as of 2026-09-21).