Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have introduced legislation in the U.S. House that could provide the most robust legislative reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...

Senator Welch says his bill is focused on empowering local communities specifically on when aid is available, who makes ...

U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster just introduced bipartisan legislation for reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Proposed FEMA reform would speed up disaster funding, provide technical assistance to small towns, and protect pre-disaster ...

FEMA's acting director, David Richardson, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday ...

Sen. Peter Welch introduced legislation Thursday to reform federal disaster management with an eye toward more local control. The Vermont Democrat expressed support for the Federal Emergency ...

Congressional scrutiny comes as Trump administration conducts evaluation of FEMA and works to % identify any shortcomings.

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes ...

Colorado joined a lawsuit with 19 other states to force the administration to restore a program started under the first Trump ...

David Richardson, acting leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s ...

The draft legislation co-sponsored by Graves would eliminate or streamline some FEMA programs. For example, the agency’s programs around housing would be reoriented with new provisions on direct ...