Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act
June 20, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Version history
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View official text →Finance Connection
| Candidate | Donor | Amount | Industry | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Thompson-McClary | Beryl Thompson-McClary | $9,500 | Attorney | Feb 2026 |
| Beryl Thompson-McClary | Beryl Thompson-McClary | $9,500 | Attorney | Feb 2026 |
| Thompson for City Council 2024 | Athens Services ID # 499501 | $5,000 | - | Dec 2023 |
| DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK | EXTER, NEIL | $3,500 | RETIRED | Mar 2026 |
| DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK | EXTER, NEIL | $3,500 | RETIRED | Mar 2026 |
| DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK | EXTER, DIANE | $3,500 | RETIRED | Mar 2026 |
| DAN GOLDMAN FOR NEW YORK | EXTER, DIANE | $3,500 | RETIRED | Mar 2026 |
| Mike Goldman for Mayor 2020 | Michael Goldman | $1,500 | City Council Member | Jun 2020 |
| Beryl Thompson-McClary | Thomas McClary | $1,000 | Music<br>Producer | Feb 2026 |
| Nancy Bui-Thompson for SMUD 2020 | Schetter Electric, Inc | $1,000 | - | Feb 2020 |
| CJ Thompson | Terry Hill | $1,000 | COO | Mar 2026 |
| Michael Thompson | ANGLICKIS RUTH ANN | $1,000 | ASSOCIATION MGMT. EXEC. | Oct 2025 |
| Michael Thompson | BACH CHRISTINE P. | $1,000 | RETIRED | Sep 2025 |
| Nancy Bui-Thompson for SMUD 2020 | A. Teichert, Inc | $1,000 | - | Jan 2020 |
| Michael Thompson | ALVA VILLAGE MARKET, INC. | $1,000 | REAL ESTATE | Aug 2025 |
| Michael Thompson | WILGOSZ ROBERT | $1,000 | RETIRED | Oct 2025 |
| CJ Thompson | Charles Parliment | $1,000 | Retired | Feb 2026 |
| CJ Thompson | Jeri-Pat Parliment | $1,000 | Retired | Feb 2026 |
| Nancy Bui-Thompson for SMUD 2020 | A. Teichert, Inc | $1,000 | - | Jan 2020 |
| Nancy Bui-Thompson for SMUD 2020 | A. Teichert, Inc | $1,000 | - | Jan 2020 |
Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.
The Frame
This bill changes how state and local governments interact with FEMA by mandating a formal feedback loop for homeland security grants, which could influence how future grant opportunities are structured and awarded.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments
These entities will be subject to annual surveys and will receive increased technical assistance and outreach from FEMA regarding grant programs.
FEMA
The agency is required to establish new outreach protocols, conduct annual surveys, and produce reports on their effectiveness.
Current stage: in_committee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
- Requires the FEMA Administrator to provide ongoing outreach, engagement, education, and technical assistance for the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP).
- Mandates the implementation of annual surveys to collect feedback from state, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders regarding grant awarding and outreach effectiveness.
- Requires FEMA to publish summaries of stakeholder feedback and explain how that feedback was incorporated into future grant funding opportunities.
- Directs the Comptroller General to submit a report on the effectiveness of FEMA's outreach and technical assistance within two years of the Act's enactment.
- Directs the FEMA Administrator to submit a report on actions taken to implement the new outreach and survey requirements within three years of the Act's enactment.
- The reports must be submitted to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What grant programs does this bill affect?
Will local governments have a way to provide feedback to FEMA?
What happens to the feedback collected from stakeholders?
Why It Matters
This bill changes how state and local governments interact with FEMA by mandating a formal feedback loop for homeland security grants, which could influence how future grant opportunities are structured and awarded.
News Coverage
Bias ratings based on AllSides / Media Bias/Fact Check
Voting Record
Total
423
Yes
378
No
45
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (423)
Andrew Garbarino
R · yes
Mike Bost
R · yes
Scott Fitzgerald
R · yes
Donald Davis
D · yes
Jamie Raskin
D · yes
Stephanie Bice
R · yes
Steny Hoyer
D · yes
Darren Soto
D · yes
Nikema Williams
D · yes
Al Green
D · yes
Tim Burchett
R · no
Josh Gottheimer
D · yes
Ami Bera
D · yes
Jim Costa
D · yes
Chip Roy
R · no
Lauren Boebert
R · yes
Valerie Foushee
D · yes
Marlin Stutzman
R · no
Riley Moore
R · yes
Tony Wied
R · yes
Johnny Olszewski
D · yes
Julia Letlow
R · yes
Yvette Clarke
D · yes
Ryan Mackenzie
R · yes
+ 399 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Formalization of Feedback Loops
The bill represents a shift toward institutionalizing stakeholder feedback into the federal grant-making process, moving from discretionary outreach to a mandatory, reportable requirement.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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