Disaster Recovery

Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and 12 other Senators reintroduced the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2023” in the Senate on May 18. The bill is strongly supported by NLIHC…

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced the “Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2023” in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 11. The bill includes several measures…

A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hampered efforts to ensure that federal civil rights law is being followed in the distribution of disaster mitigation funding in Texas,…

The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing concerning the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on May 2. The hearing, “Reauthorization of the National Flood…

FEMA’s Data Management Branch released a five-year data strategy in March in an effort to modernize how FEMA personnel share data across the myriad divisions and branches of the agency. The document…

Administrative, Congressional, and National Updates President Biden has issued an executive order aiming to revitalize the nation’s commitment to environmental justice. The order directs the U.S.…

A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hampered efforts to ensure that federal civil rights law is being followed in the distribution of disaster mitigation funding in Texas,…

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing, “The Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA’s…

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before the U.S. Congress on April 18, defending the agency’s recent budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2024 and warning that without quick congressional…

Congressional and National Updates Representative Dina Titus, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic…

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell recently testified in the U.S. Congress, defending the agency’s recent budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2024 and warning that without quick congressional action…

An article appearing in Urban Affairs, “Post-Disaster Recovery Challenges of Public Housing Residents: Lumberton, North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew,” examines the unique barriers faced by public…