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Committee Schedules July Hearing to Return FEMA to Cabinet

7/13/2026

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a July 15 hearing on moving FEMA from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Hearing advances bipartisan effort to restore FEMA as Cabinet agency.
After 18 months of cuts and acting chiefs, FEMA faces changes.
A July 10 staff report alleges DHS diverted FEMA resources to immigration enforcement and ‘presidential priority’ counties.
FEMA administrator Craig Fugate will testify that handling multiple catastrophes at once is greatest risk.

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Story summary

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a July 15 hearing on moving FEMA from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Hearing advances bipartisan effort to restore FEMA as Cabinet agency.
After 18 months of cuts and acting chiefs, FEMA faces changes.
A July 10 staff report alleges DHS diverted FEMA resources to immigration enforcement and ‘presidential priority’ counties.
FEMA administrator Craig Fugate will testify that handling multiple catastrophes at once is greatest risk.