I’ll tell you, it needs to be reorganized. ... I’m part of the solution. I’m going to keep working with that so that we can get that done, so we can be more efficient about what we’re doing.
Mike Ezell will keep working to reorganize FEMA to make it more efficient.
Occurrences
Evidence
H.R. 152 was referred to committee on January 3, 2025, passed the House on January 13, 2025, and was received in the Senate on January 14, 2025; H.R. 153 was referred on January 3, 2025, passed the House on January 14, 2025, and was received in the Senate on January 15, 2025.
During floor debate on H.R. 153, the sponsor stated that the bill would increase transparency for post-disaster federal assistance and that the legislation had previously passed the House in the 116th, 117th, and 118th Congresses; Mr. Ezell was thanked for his leadership on the legislation.
Ezell and Rep. Salud Carbajal introduced H.R. 3177, the Keep It In The State Act, which the office said would improve the accuracy, safety, and efficiency of federally funded disaster recovery efforts and prioritize local expertise.
H.R. 3177 was introduced in the House by Mr. Ezell and referred to committee.
Assessments
Ezell took concrete same-term actions toward FEMA reform, including helping advance H.R. 152 and H.R. 153 through the House and introducing H.R. 3177, the Keep It In The State Act, aimed at improving disaster recovery efficiency and use of local expertise. However, the evidence does not show that FEMA was actually reorganized or that a final enacted reform delivered the full promised outcome, so the promise is best scored as partial rather than delivered.