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33 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Will Disaster-Stricken Communities Receive FEMA Aid? Proposed Changes to FEMA Public Assistance
2025-06-27 · Posts · IN12574 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief Overview of FEMA’s Public Assistance Program
2025-06-11 · Resources · IF11529 · HTML available · PDF available
Tribal Disaster Risk and Selected Federal Resources
2025-05-02 · Resources · IF12460 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Disaster Assistance for Businesses: Summaries and Policy Options
2025-03-25 · Reports · R47631 · HTML available · PDF available
January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
2025-01-16 · Resources · IF12871 · HTML available · PDF available
Emergency Federal Assistance for Extreme Heat: An Overview
2025-01-02 · Resources · IF12823 · HTML available · PDF available
Understanding Linked Climate and Weather Hazards and the Challenges to Federal Emergency Management
2025-01-02 · Resources · IF12307 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA: Increased Demand and Capacity Strains
2025-01-02 · Resources · IF12834 · HTML available · PDF available
Simplifying FEMA’s Assistance Programs: Selected Actions Taken and Potential Future Considerations
2024-11-07 · Resources · IF12812 · HTML available · PDF available
Hurricane Helene Recovery: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources
2024-10-03 · Posts · IN12429 · HTML available · PDF available
Emergency Management in the U.S.: Sharing the Costs
2024-08-21 · Infographics · IG10061 · HTML available · PDF available
Stafford Act Declarations for Extreme Heat
2024-06-20 · Posts · IN12384 · HTML available · PDF available
Recovering Funds from Parties Liable: Stafford Act Authorities
2024-06-14 · Resources · IF12689 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change, Slow-Onset Disasters, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
2024-05-28 · Posts · IN11696 · HTML available · PDF available
Emergency Response to Extreme Heat: Federal Financial Assistance and Considerations for Congress
2024-04-09 · Reports · R46873 · HTML available · PDF available
Stafford Act Assistance for Public Health Incidents
2024-03-15 · Posts · IN11229 · HTML available · PDF available
“Who Says It’s a Disaster?”: Podcast Companion
2023-12-19 · Posts · IN12290 · HTML available · PDF available
Building Resilience: FEMA’s Building Codes Policies and Considerations for Congress
2023-10-17 · Reports · R47612 · HTML available · PDF available
August 2023 Wildfires in Hawaii
2023-08-14 · Posts · IN12218 · HTML available · PDF available
Stafford Act Cost Shares: History, Trends, Analysis
2023-07-26 · Reports · R47646 · HTML available
FEMA Assistance: Limited English Proficiency and Equity
2023-06-07 · Resources · IF12263 · HTML available
Stafford Act and Selected Federal Recovery Programs for Civil Unrest: Historical Perspectives and Policy Observations
2023-01-05 · Reports · R46665 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA’s Approach to Equity and Emergency Management: Disaster Declarations and Policy Considerations
2022-08-26 · Reports · R47244 · HTML available · PDF available
2022 Invocation of the Defense Production Act for Large-Capacity Batteries: In Brief
2022-05-27 · Reports · R47124 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Support for Domestic COVID-19 Test Availability
2022-02-18 · Resources · IF12050 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA’s Role in the COVID-19 Federal Pandemic Response
2022-02-10 · Reports · R47048 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Emergency Declarations
2021-11-23 · Infographics · IG10029 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 Testing: Frequently Asked Questions
2021-09-16 · Reports · R46481 · HTML available · PDF available
The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA): Implementation Updates for Select Provisions
2021-04-27 · Reports · R46776 · HTML available · PDF available
The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA): Implementation Update Tables for Select Provisions
2021-04-27 · Reports · R46774 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA’s Public Assistance Program: A Primer and Considerations for Congress
2021-04-01 · Reports · R46749 · HTML available
How FEMA Public Assistance Works
2020-12-08 · Infographics · IG10021 · HTML available · PDF available
The Status of Puerto Rico’s Recovery and Ongoing Challenges Following Hurricanes Irma and María: FEMA, SBA, and HUD Assistance
2020-11-13 · Reports · R46609 · HTML available · PDF available