S 5267 United States Senate · 118th Congress

FEMA Operational Transparency Act

This bill mandates a comprehensive audit of FEMA's spending within one year of enactment. The audit will examine payments for four key disaster assistance programs (individual aid, public assistance, hazard mitigation, and agency missions), comparing them to administrative costs, analyzing workforce impacts since 2020, and evaluating how well funds reach survivors - especially in rural areas. The Comptroller General must submit the findings to Congress and make them publicly available. This procedural bill does not change FEMA's operations but requires transparency in how disaster relief funds are managed.
Sub-Topics: Audits & Accountability Tags: Emergency Management Government Transparency
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Introduced Sep 25, 2024 Last action Sep 25, 2024
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Sep 25, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Senate · Introduced
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