Take Action: Tell Congress FEMA Funds are not a Political Bargaining Chip
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On February 3, the fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bills were signed into law. While agencies ranging from HUD to the Department of Energy…
Disaster Advocates Send Letter to Senate Leadership Urging Pause on DHS Funding; Stressing FEMA Funds are Sufficient at This Time
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition delivered a letter on January 29 to Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY…
FEMA Council Extended by White House Executive Order
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern On January 23, the White House issued an executive order extending the tenure of the FEMA Review Council so that the council will serve until March 25, 2026.…
FEMA CORE Cuts Lawsuit Memo
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern On January 27, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, over FEMA’s recent proposed…
NLIHC-Supported Bill on Disability Justice and Disasters Introduced in Congress
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On January 13, the NLIHC-supported “Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters…
Senators Meet to Discuss Disaster Response and Recovery Reforms; Hearing Planned on Anniversary of the Palisades Fire
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On January 13, multiple senators convened to discuss the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (…
FEMA Cuts CORE Personnel with Potential for Additional Layoffs in Near Future
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery At the end of December, FEMA initiated another round of staffing cuts, letting more than 50 staff members…
December 11 FEMA Review Council Meeting Cancelled Abruptly Without Release of Report
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery and Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern The final Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council meeting was scheduled for December 11…
State Attorneys General Lawsuit Successful in Preventing Shutdown of FEMA Disaster Resilience Funding
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On December 11, a Massachusetts U.S. District Court issued a ruling in favor of the Massachusetts Attorney General, along with a…
FEMA Acting Administrator Resigns; Administration Mulls Moving Agency to Texas
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is experiencing the latest in a series of shakeups. The…
NLIHC’s DHRC Calls for Sign-Ons for Advocacy Letter to Support FEMA
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) continue to advocate for disaster…