September 4, 2025 For Immediate Release Contact: Kennedy Stowater, (202-225-2731) Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 Advances Out of Committee
Representative David Rouzer

September 4, 2025
For Immediate Release
Contact: Kennedy Stowater, (202-225-2731)

 

Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 Advances Out of Committee

 


WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, with Congressman Rouzer's support, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced multiple bills out of committee, including H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025. H.R. 4669 streamlines disaster response and recovery while also making the Federal Emergency Management Agency an independent, cabinet-level agency directly accountable to the President. The legislation also rewards effective state and local preparedness, protects taxpayers, cuts red tape, and ensures disaster relief efforts are fast, fair, and free from political bias. The bipartisan bill includes multiple legislative provisions previously introduced by Congressman Rouzer which benefit North Carolina's Seventh Congressional District greatly. 

 
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Congressman Rouzer's personal priorities included in the FEMA Act of 2025:

  • Duplication of Benefits Victim Relief Act: makes clear SBA loans and private charitable donations are not duplicative for FEMA Individual Assistance
  • State-Managed Disaster Relief Act: creates an alternate, lump-sum option for small disasters so states can move quickly without months of paperwork
  • Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act: puts families back in their homes faster and at a lower cost through major reforms to FEMA's Emergency Home Repair Program

Watch Congressman Rouzer's remarks above for full details on his priorities in the FEMA Act of 2025.

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