After catastrophic flash flooding devastated parts of Texas earlier this month leaving more than 100 people dead, lawmakers ...

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Congressman Daniel Webster has joined with fellow legislators to introduce the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025.

The president has shifted his rhetoric on what role the federal government will play in responding to natural disasters.

FEMA ultimately denied an appeal for disaster funding from the state in March 2024. If the policy changes go into effect, Cognetti said the idea of FEMA essentially being out of the picture is scary.

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While Wellenkamp was encouraged by that, he adds it doesn’t mean other reform efforts in the Senate or from the president, including his appointed FEMA Review Council, won’t pursue such changes.