House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
Official title: To require the development of a workforce plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10537.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 152, September 24, 2026, Page H6004):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 123 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10537, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10537
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 5, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 6, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Carter.
- H.R. 5109 (119th) Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act
- H.R. 8874 (119th) Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
- H.R. 2037 (119th) Open RAN Outreach Act
- H.R. 1374 (119th) Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- H.R. 6782 (119th) Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025
- H.R. 7602 (119th) State of Men’s Health Act
Related bills
- S. 444 (119th) Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning ActIdentical bill
- S. 4181 (118th) Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 9037 (118th) Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 6, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.