Letters, Statements and Testimony 2023 2026202520242023202220212020Date IssuedIssued ByDec. 18Letter in support of H.R. 6137, the GIS Emergency Response Technology Sustainment Act of 2023 sent to the bill sponsorsIAEMOct. 25Coalition letter to leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee supporting H.R. 4070, the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2023IAEM and 55 additional groupsOct. 24Letter to the leadership of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee supporting S. 3071, the Disaster Management Costs Management ActIAEM, NEMA, BuildStrong Coalition, NVOAD, BCEMSept. 19Letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership urging NWS funding at no less than the President’s FY 2024 budget requestIAEM, NEMA, BCEMAug. 29Letter to House and Senate leadership urging funding of $12 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund be included in the Continuing ResolutionIAEM, APWA, Anthropocene Alliance, ASFPM, BCEM, BuildStrong Coalition, ICMA, ICC, NACo, NAFSMA, NCSL, NEMA, NHMA, NLC, CSG, US Conference of MayorsAug. 28Letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership regarding funding for specific programs relative to EMIAEM, NEMA, BCEMJuly 3Letter to Senate and House Appropriations leadership requesting the NWS be funded at the level in the President’s budget or FY 2024IAEMJune 5Letter to Senate and House leadership the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, HR 3413/S 1669IAEM, BCEM, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, IAFC, NACo, NEMAMay 11Letter to leadership of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure endorsing the Disaster Survivor Fairness Act, HR 1796IAEM, NEMAMarch 22BuildStrong Coalition letter to FEMA Administrator Criswell regarding several significant policy changes that the coalition identified that would promote mitigation and smart investment of federal resources to address the country's increasing number of severe and costly weather eventsIAEM as part of the BuildStrong Coalition of 27 other organizations
