Join Lutheran Disaster Response leaders in asking for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reform through the FEMA Act of 2025.
Disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity—wildfires, hurricanes, floods and severe storms are devastating more communities each year. Yet survivors often face confusing paperwork, long delays and inequitable access to aid. Faith-based partners, like Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), aim to fill the gap between what FEMA can provide and what makes people “whole” again. This gap is widening. The bipartisan FEMA Act of 2025 (H.R. 4669) takes long-overdue steps to strengthen and modernize federal disaster management. By elevating FEMA to a cabinet-level agency, creating a universal assistance form, streamlining funding and ensuring oversight and public accountability, this bill can ensure that FEMA is serving disaster survivors and communities more holistically and efficiently.
Several LDR leaders have advocated with their elected officials on Capitol Hill to support H.R. 4669, and shaped by your values and experiences you can do the same. This legislation is a practical step toward a just, compassionate and resilient national disaster system.
Ask your representatives to support this legislation as it moves through the House of Representatives!
[Posted: 10/30/2025]
