FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-5343
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2021-09-22
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Disaster relief and insurance

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government studies and investigations
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover.</p> <p>Specifically, FEMA 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, and other specified points.</p>

action_date: 2022-03-29
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).</p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2022-03-30
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).</p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2022-11-16
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><strong>FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).</p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2022-12-14
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5343 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2021 Mr. Rice of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Mace ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act . 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5343 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act . 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 208 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5343 [Report No. 117–281] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2021 Mr. Rice of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Mace ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure March 29, 2022 Additional sponsor: Miss González-Colón March 29, 2022 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 22, 2021 A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act . 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. .

March 29, 2022 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5343 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act . 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 550 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5343 [Report No. 117–199] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 16, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act . 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act . 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

November 16, 2022 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 5343 In the Senate of the United States, December 14, 2022. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 5343) entitled An Act to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act . 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

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