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‘TERMINATED!’ Trump Calls to End FEMA and Let States Manage Disasters for ‘BIG SAVINGS’

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Always in His Presence said:
Even if FEMA were to be significantly restructured or (hypothetically) phased out over time, states wouldn’t automatically stop receiving federal disaster assistance — because:
  • Federal disaster aid (like public assistance, individual assistance, hazard mitigation grants, etc.) is authorized and appropriated by Congress, not by FEMA’s existence alone.
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Oh yes, Congress has been so active in overriding Trump's Administration and forcing it to spend the money the way they appropriated it.

Besides, the current story is about the reductions in people -- federal emergency workers who are supposed to be placed on the ground ahead of time to mitigate the disasters that we know are coming.
 
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Always in His Presence said:
Even if FEMA were to be significantly restructured or (hypothetically) phased out over time, states wouldn’t automatically stop receiving federal disaster assistance — because:
  • Federal disaster aid (like public assistance, individual assistance, hazard mitigation grants, etc.) is authorized and appropriated by Congress, not by FEMA’s existence alone.
  • That funding flows through federal statutes such as the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which could remain in force even if the administrative structure changed.
So states would still be eligible for federal disaster funds in principle as long as:
  • Congress continues to authorize and fund those programs.
  • There’s some federal apparatus designated to administer them (whether called FEMA or something else).
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The House has passed all appropriations bills (with a few passed yesterday that have yet to be considered by the Senate, including the "Homeland Security" bill in which FEMA is located). Has the House eliminated funding for FEMA or federal disaster funding? Provided funding for devolution to the states?
 
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Hans Blaster said:
The House has passed all appropriations bills (with a few passed yesterday that have yet to be considered by the Senate, including the "Homeland Security" bill in which FEMA is located). Has the House eliminated funding for FEMA or federal disaster funding? Provided funding for devolution to the states?
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Beats me - seems like when you were researching the appropriations, you could have answered your second question at the same time.

Let us know what you find.
 
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essentialsaltes said:
Besides, the current story is about the reductions in people -- federal emergency workers who are supposed to be placed on the ground ahead of time to mitigate the disasters that we know are coming.
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Since FEMA is being downsized - doesn't it make sense that those on the payroll would be downsized also?
 
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Always in His Presence said:
Beats me - seems like when you were researching the appropriations, you could have answered your second question at the same time.
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I didn't "research" anything. (A term that is *way* over used from the point of view of this professional researcher.)

I just was aware that the last budget bills were passed in the House. I didn't hear any gnashing of teeth in my news sources yesterday about FEMA being wiped out, so I doubt that it was, but...

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Let us know what you find.
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You've been posting fantasies about FEMA being shut down as if they were coming true. I don't by your inference, and that's what I wanted *YOU* to back. Given the things posted after your "you find it" post to me, it would seem that this is just some fantasy of yours. (AI generated? DOGE fantasy? Bad media diet?)
 
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You've been posting fantasies about FEMA being shut down as if they were coming true. I don't by your inference, and that's what I wanted *YOU* to back. Given the things posted after your "you find it" post to me, it would seem that this is just some fantasy of yours. (AI generated? DOGE fantasy? Bad media diet?)
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Cw;dr
 
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3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them​

The final report is now expected in late March and could differ substantively from the December draft, although there have been no further public meetings of the council in the intervening months.

Proposal 1: Cut FEMA's staff by half​

In the draft report, responsibility for disasters would largely shift to states, which have long relied on the federal government to help survivors when a flood, hurricane or wildfire hits. FEMA's workforce, already hit hard by staff reductions since President Trump took office, would be cut in half, compared to its size at the end of the Biden administration.

"It's a lot more cost-effective to do that at the federal level," says Josh Morton, emergency management director for Saluda County, S.C., and president of the International Association of Emergency Managers. "If every state has to have their own individual assistance program and their own public assistance program on the scale that it takes to actually manage the funding post-disaster, you're talking about multiplying the cost by 50 because now every state is going to need just as robust of a team."

Proposal 2: Raise the bar for getting federal disaster aid​

When a severe disaster hits, billions of dollars can flow to states. Under the proposed changes, states would have a harder time qualifying for federal funds and would receive less when they do.

Proposal 3: Stop using damage costs to determine federal assistance​

Since FEMA was created by Congress nearly 50 years ago, the agency has operated under a simple principle: The more expensive the damage, the more federal money you get.

The council recommends that federal disaster assistance to local and state governments be determined by the conditions of the disaster itself. For example, whether the hurricane was a Category 1 storm versus a Category 4 storm, what magnitude the earthquake was, or how much rain fell to cause a subsequent flood.
 
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