Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
FEMA Independence Act of 2025
Official title: A bill to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Tillis R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 2, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 2, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Ted Budd (R-NC), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Tillis.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.