Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management

Event Details

Status:

Rescheduled

Event Date:

Saturday, September 20, 2025 Thursday, November 20, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Federal Funding and Policy Impacts on Emergency Preparedness, Management, and Recovery

The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management will host an informational, invite-only hearing regarding the ongoing federal policy and funding changes related to emergency preparedness and management.

The Committee will be inviting subject-matter experts to provide testimony on how recent federal executive actions, proposed policy and regulatory changes, as well as the reduction and elimination of federal funding may impact disaster management and recovery in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Steven Ultrino, with the House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability joining as guests.

Written Testimony

While in-person participants are limited to those invited by the Committee, members of the public or impacted organizations may submit testimony to the Claudia Chung at Claudia.Chung@MAHouse.gov. The Chairs kindly request that those submitting written testimony include “EP&M COMMITTEE TESTIMONY” in the email subject line, and provide the Committee with the following:

Your full name
Your organization (if relevant)
Phone number

The Committee will accept written testimony until December 4, 2025. Please be advised that written testimony may be made publicly available.

Live Stream

The public is welcome to attend in-person or watch the livestream broadcast on https://malegislature.gov/Events.

If you have any questions, please contact Claudia Chung at Claudia.Chung@MAHouse.gov.

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