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H.R. 5343: FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act

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H.R. 5343: FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-22 · Emergency Management · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 93 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5343 (2022-03-30), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Message on Senate action sent to the House. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act

Plain summary

FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Specifically, the GAO must report on the turnover rate for FEMA case management personnel, the average and median length of employment for such personnel, the steps that FEMA is taking or plans to take to lower the turnover rate, the number of FEMA personnel detailed to work disaster recovery, and personnel rotations.

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Official text

FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5343, FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act (2022-02-07); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5343, FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act (2022-08-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Mace (R-SC)

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5343 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117