"It is time to close the chapter on FEMA," the report states. "A new agency should be established that retains the core missions of FEMA, while highlighting the renewed emphasis on locally executed, state or tribally managed, and federally supported emergency management."

“I have to actually leave this hearing early because the FEMA Review Council is giving their report today on suggestions for changes to FEMA, and I have to co-chair it,” Noem told Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.), who had asked her a question.

President Donald Trump's appointed council to review FEMA was scheduled to vote on its final recommendations on Dec. 11, 2025.

FEMA overhaul plan would slash staff, rebrand agency, and shift more disaster-response responsibility to states, CNN reports.

The scheduled gathering of the FEMA review council was supposed to include "a public vote on the draft final report" outlining recommendations about the future of the federal agency, but was abruptly canceled Thursday.

The Trump administration is set to unveil its plan this week to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a proposal that is sure to be contentious but is not expected to go as far as

The 13-member panel is expected to recommend ways President Donald Trump can weaken the agency and shift disaster costs to states.

On its third acting administrator this year, the disaster management agency has faced workforce cuts, leadership instability and an uncertain future in the Trump administration.