Take Action: Urge Congress to Fix FEMA for Electric Co-ops

When disaster strikes, electric cooperatives are regularly on the front lines working to restore power in some of the hardest hit areas. FEMA is a critical partner in these efforts. Reforming FEMA into a stronger, more responsive agency will help strengthen rural resilience, protect taxpayer dollars and ensure essential services are restored as quickly as possible after a disaster.

We need your voice to ensure your Members of Congress understand how critical it is to reform FEMA into a stronger, more responsive agency by passing the FEMA Act of 2025.

The FEMA Act of 2025 Reflects Electric Cooperative Priorities and Streamlines FEMA

This legislation is a comprehensive, bipartisan proposal to reform and modernize FEMA. It reflects substantial input from electric cooperatives who are on the front lines of disaster response and recovery.

As a result of sustained advocacy by co-ops, the legislation would:

• Establish an expedited timeline for the reimbursement of emergency work.
• Streamline the process for approving and executing permanent work to repair, restore, reconstruct or replace critical facilities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster.
• Improve access to resiliency funding to help enhance reliability in preparation for future disasters.
• Allow for reimbursement of loan interest that is incurred during long FEMA processing timelines.

Take action now — tell your U.S. Representative to support passage of this critical legislation.

Together, we can encourage Congress to reform FEMA into a stronger, more responsive agency, that helps strengthen rural resilience, protects taxpayer dollars and ensures essential services are restored as quickly as possible after a disaster.