HR 5343 United States House · 117th Congress

FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act

Summary

FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Specifically, the GAO must report on the turnover rate for FEMA case management personnel, the average and median length of employment for such personnel, the steps that FEMA is taking or plans to take to lower the turnover rate, the number of FEMA personnel detailed to work disaster recovery, and personnel rotations.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

Committee Review

Nov 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Dec 2022

President

Introduced Sep 22, 2021 Last action Dec 15, 2022

Floor votes · House Mar 30, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7188; text: CR S7188)

upper

Dec 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Nov 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-199.

upper

May 25, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

upper

Mar 31, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Mar 30, 2022

Introduced

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 17 (Roll no. 93). (text: CR H3990)

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 17 (Roll no. 93).(text: CR H3990)

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Introduced

Ms. Williams (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Mar 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-281.

lower

Oct 27, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Oct 27, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Oct 27, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.

lower

Sep 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

lower

Sep 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

lower

Sep 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors