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Dear Neighbor,
I want to share an important update on the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act, legislation I am proud to co-sponsor. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently advanced the FEMA Act out of committee, moving it one step closer to a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bipartisan bill delivers commonsense reforms to FEMA by streamlining disaster response and recovery, expediting the delivery of recovery grants, and returning greater control to states—while ensuring transparency and accountability every step of the way.
Florida has long set the gold standard for disaster preparedness and recovery programs, and many of the reforms in the FEMA Act are directly inspired by our state’s success. These include: a new pilot program to help families retrofit their homes for flood resilience, modeled after Florida’s ELEVATE and My Safe Florida Home programs, and the inclusion of the FEMA Loan Interest Repayment Act, which provides much-needed relief to local governments and electric cooperatives burdened by the financial strain of natural disasters. I look forward to supporting the final passage of this legislation, which will cut red tape, streamline FEMA operations, and ensure that emergency response is faster, more efficient, and more accountable to the American people.
As always, my team and I are here to serve you. Please don’t hesitate to contact my office at 727-232-2921 if we can be of assistance.
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