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IAEM Letters, Statements, and Testimony 2021

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Nov. 16

Letter to leadership of Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs supporting the nomination of Erik Hooks as FEMA Deputy Administrator

IAEM

Oct. 12

Letter for the record for the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing on the Future of the National Weather Service

IAEM

Sept. 10  Letter to the leadership of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management supporting the efforts of Representative Graves to introduce the Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Act

IAEM, NEMA, BCEM 
Sept. 10 Letter to Representative Joe Neguse expressing support and appreciation for the introduction of H.R. 1066, the Wildfire Recovery Act

IAEM, NEMA, BCEM
July 21  Letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security supporting a significant increase in funding for the FEMA Flood Risk Mapping Program in FY 2022

IAEM and 14 other organizations
July 6 Letter to Representatives Katko and Delgado expressing strong support for H.R. 3709, the Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act

IAEM, NEMA, AFCA
March 10 Joint Press Release, "The Nation's Emergency Managers Applaud Inclusion of Funding for Critical Programs in American Rescue Plan"

IAEM, NEMA

March 5

Stakeholder letter expressing concerns regarding FEMA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Cost of Assistance Estimates in the Disaster Declaration Process for the Public Assistance Program”

IAEM, NGA, NCSL, NLC, NACo, The US Conference of Mayors, ICMA, CSG, NEMA, BCEM, GFOA, Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council

March 4

Letter to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs supporting Deanne Criswell as FEMA Administrator

IAEM

Feb. 12

Coalition Letter to Congress to Support Flexing Funding to State and Local Communities

IAEM and a coalition of more than 300 stakeholders

Feb. 9 Letter to the leadership of the House Committee on Leadeship supporting $50 billion to be included for the Disaster Relief Fund in the proposal to comply with the reconciliation directive included in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget FY 2021 

IAEM, NEMA, BCEM

Feb. 5

Comments to FEMA on the Proposed Revision to the Disaster Declaration Factor, Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0038

IAEM

Jan. 12

Letter to leadership of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs supporting the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas

IAEM