FEMA Accountability Act

The FEMA Accountability Act (HR 7461) requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide detailed, monthly reports on the Disaster Relief Fund to Congress and the public. These reports must include specific data like unobligated funds, funds obligated and disbursed, breakdowns by individual disaster declarations (including affected states and tribes), and pending projects exceeding 180 days. FEMA must also publish these reports online within 10 days and create a standardized template for consistent public data sharing. The bill focuses solely on increasing transparency around fund usage - without changing FEMA's authority or funding levels - and directly affects FEMA's reporting procedures.