FEMA Prepped for Closure – IOTW Report

FEMA Prepped for Closure

Government Executive

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during Monday’s Cabinet meeting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency would be eliminated. At about the same time, in contrast, a bipartisan pair of lawmakers introduced legislation to separate FEMA from its parent department. 

Noem’s brief mention of FEMA came during her discussion of various DHS operations, of which the disaster management agency is a component. After detailing ongoing immigration enforcement efforts at the southern border and developing Coast Guard operations, the secretary concluded her remarks by noting that “we’re going to eliminate FEMA.”

Given that FEMA is authorized in statute, it’s uncertain how much authority the Trump administration has to make changes to the agency’s organization without congressional approval. 

On Capitol Hill, a bipartisan House duo sponsored legislation that would turn FEMA into an independent, Cabinet-level agency.  More

8 Comments on FEMA Prepped for Closure

  1. Naturally, lefties will say that closing down FEMA is an emergency, so FEMA mustn’t be closed down because it’s needed to manage the emergency of closing down FEMA.

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  2. Uncle Al Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 15:58 at 3:58 pm

    You’re right. Perfect circular reasoning has lefties chasing their tail like this all the time.

    I can hear them now:

    That… makes… SENSE!!

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