T&I Committee to Hold Hearing on the Need to Improve Federal Disaster Assistance and FEMA Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management

Washington, D.C. - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a hearing next week to examine efforts to improve federal disaster assistance and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); discuss how H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act (FEMA Act), supports needed reforms; and review recommendations developed by the FEMA Review Council. The hearing entitled, "Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans," will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

• The Honorable Craig Fugate, Former FEMA Administrator
• The Honorable Cynthia Lee Sheng, President, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on behalf of the National Association of Counties
• The Honorable Jim Matheson, Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
• Brian Waller, Vice President, External Relations, Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, on behalf of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
• Chuck Chaitovitz, Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, United States Chamber of Commerce

More information about the hearing, including a link to the live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.

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