# 119-hr-6762: FEMA Administrative Reform Act

119-hr-6762, FEMA Administrative Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6762
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6762
- Congress: 119
- Title: FEMA Administrative Reform Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would prohibit any policy that requires the **Secretary of Homeland Security's personal approval** for FEMA disaster-related expenditures over $100,000. The restriction applies notwithstanding other law and is narrowly scoped to FEMA disaster costs, restricting only the form of approval required while leaving other approval procedures unspecified.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stop Secretary sign-off for FEMA spending: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would bar the Homeland Security Secretary from requiring personal approval for any FEMA expenditure for disaster-related costs that exceeds $100,000. The prohibition would apply notwithstanding any other provision of law. This would affect FEMA internal approval rules and recip…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6762 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6762)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6762 (as of 2026-04-21).