Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act

HR 9037 requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to create and regularly update a detailed workforce plan focused on addressing staffing gaps, critical skills shortages, and cost efficiency. The plan must include analysis of current and projected workforce needs, recruitment/retention strategies for key roles, and data on attrition, training, and deployment during disasters, all submitted to specific congressional committees. FEMA must also report on progress toward workforce goals, including barriers to meeting them, and provide data on employee tenure, diversity efforts, and hiring timelines. The bill mandates this planning process without authorizing new funding, requiring FEMA to improve its internal workforce management to better support emergency response missions.