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Read. Follow. Verify.FEMA's Future Priorities and Budget Hearing
Record date · January 1, 2022
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What This Bill Does
This document is a record of a June 2021 Congressional hearing where FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. The hearing focused on aligning FEMA's mission and vision with its budget requests for Fiscal Year 2022 and beyond.
The hearing establishes the oversight framework for how FEMA manages disaster response and allocates federal funding for emergency management in the coming years.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
FEMA
The agency is subject to congressional oversight regarding its budget and operational priorities.
U.S. Taxpayers
The hearing concerns the allocation of federal funds for disaster relief and emergency management.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on June 23, 2021, to review FEMA's priorities for Fiscal Year 2022.
- The hearing was conducted by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- The primary witness was FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.
- The hearing served as the first testimony from a FEMA Administrator to this subcommittee since March 11, 2020.
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- The discussion centered on the coordination of FEMA's mission, vision, and budget.
- The subcommittee referenced the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as the governing authority for emergency declarations.
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Gap in Oversight
There was a significant gap in FEMA Administrator testimony to this specific subcommittee between March 2020 and June 2021, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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