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Trump Signs Bill Adding $26 B to FEMA, Reinstates Staff

5/1/2026

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Fourteen Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees who signed a public letter were reinstated after eight months of paid administrative leave.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin reversed prior policies, releasing more than $1 billion in backlogged FEMA grants and ending the $100,000 expenditure approval rule.
President Donald Trump signed a bill that funds all of DHS except immigration enforcement and adds over $26 billion to FEMA’s disaster fund.

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Fourteen Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees who signed a public letter were reinstated after eight months of paid administrative leave.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin reversed prior policies, releasing more than $1 billion in backlogged FEMA grants and ending the $100,000 expenditure approval rule.
President Donald Trump signed a bill that funds all of DHS except immigration enforcement and adds over $26 billion to FEMA’s disaster fund.