Letters, Statements and Testimony 2025 2026202520242023202220212020Date IssuedIssued ByDecember 22Letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee providing emergency management priorities.IAEM, BCEM NEMAAugust 26"Modernizing FEMA: What to Preserve, What to Fix, What to Build," a statement presented to the FEMA Review Council by IAEM-USA Government Affairs Committee Chair Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins, CEMIAEMAugust 26Modernizing FEMA: What to Preserve, What to Fix, What to Build: A White Paper for the FEMA Review CouncilIAEMAugust 15Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Infrastructure supporting the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act.IAEM, NEMA, BCEM, BuildStrongMay 19Letter to the FEMA Review Council Meeting for Docket DHS-2025-0014. The letter was issued for the first meeting of the Review Council, held on May 20.IAEMMarch 27Joint Statement: "Reform FEMA, Not Abolish FEMA"IAEM, NEMA, BCEMMarch 17Letter to the House and Senate Leadership expressing support for the removal of a sunset date for the FirstNet Authority.IAEM, IAFC, FOP, IACP, IAFF, NVFC, USCM, CFSI, NEMA, MCSA, NFFF, NLC, NACo, NOBLE, NFPA, NAEMT, ICMAMarch 4Statement of Carrie Speranza, CEM, president, IAEM-USA, for the hearing, "Future of FEMA: Perspectives from the Emergency Management Community," before the Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, U.S. House of RepresentativesIAEM Feb. 18Letter to Leader and Minority leaders of the House and Senate expressing support for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (S. 315/H.R. 979).IAEM, BCEM, NEMA Jan. 27IAEM Letter to Donald J. Trump requesting a seat on the Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency as it reviews FEMA's role and considers critical reforms to the Stafford Act and the Disaster Relief Fund. IAEM
