FEMA Review Council
On January 24, 2025, the President established the Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency through Executive Order 14180, Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The goal of the FEMA Review Council is to advise the President, through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on the existing ability of FEMA to capably and impartially address disasters occurring within the United States and shall advise the President on all recommended changes related to FEMA to best serve the national interest.
Click here to visit the official FEMA Review Council website.
FEMA Review Council Members
- Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Department of Homeland Security (Co-Chair)
- Secretary Pete Hegseth, Department of Defense (Co-Chair)
- Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas
- Phil Bryant, Former Governor of Mississippi
- Jane Castor, Mayor, City of Tampa, FL
- Mark Cooper, Chief of Staff for Former Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards
- Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Sheriff, Miami-Dade County, FL
- Robert Fenton, Jr., Region 9 Administrator, Former Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management
- W. Nim Kidd, Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management
- Michael Whatley, Former Chairman, Republican National Committee
- Glenn Youngkin, Former Governor of Virginia
The document below serves as an index to the FEMA Review Council Final Report and includes a breakdown of report sections, recommendations, and supporting materials for ease of reference.
Members of the public may provide comments on the Final Report using the methods outlined below until Monday, June 8, 2026.
To submit a public comment, visit: Federal Register: Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
- Email: FEMAreviewcouncil@hq.dhs.gov. Include Docket No. DHS-2025-0712 in the subject line of the message.
- Mail: Michael Miron, Committee Management Officer, Office of Partnership and Engagement, Mailstop 0385, Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20032.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words “Department of Homeland Security” and “DHS-2026-0067”, the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice found via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received by the Council, go to http://www.regulations.gov, search “DHS-2026-0067,” “Open Docket Folder” to view the comments.
