{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-5343","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 5343","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","title":"FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed Senate","title":"FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) 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steps that FEMA is taking or plans to take to lower the turnover rate, the number of FEMA personnel detailed to work disaster recovery, and personnel rotations."}],"words":80},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on turnover, length of employment and rotations of case management and disaster recovery personnel at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5343/text/eh#H7257CC69DFDE4BD6970FB5D54E9C1F0A"}]},"core_areas":["Report on Federal Emergency Management Agency case management personnel turnover","Report on Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel detailed to disaster recovery and their rotations"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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detailed to work disaster recovery and then returned to full-time assignment after a disaster, split by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5343/text/eh#H7257CC69DFDE4BD6970FB5D54E9C1F0A"}},{"text":"Requires the report to give the average time and median length of those rotations, and how often rotations and reassignments occur for each disaster recovery position and function.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5343/text/eh#H7257CC69DFDE4BD6970FB5D54E9C1F0A"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-03-30","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5343/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5343","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5343/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-5343.png","v":"0a67ec989022","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5343, 117th Congress: FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act. House: 409 Yea, 17 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Passed in two versions, 14 Dec 2022."}}