The bill has bipartisan support but awaits a floor vote
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the FEMA Act in September 2025 by a 57-3 vote, and the bill has since attracted 87 bipartisan co-sponsors, according to the Congressional Research Service. It has not yet received a floor vote, and companion legislation has not been introduced in the Senate. The legislation would reorganize FEMA as an independent, Cabinet-level agency outside the Department of Homeland Security, a departure from the FEMA Review Council’s own recommendations, which had supported keeping the agency in a reformed capacity within DHS.