H. Res. 1138 (119th)Bill Overview

Recognizing the critical missions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)…

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Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Mar 26, 2026
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, f…

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President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief

This House resolution recognizes FEMA, CISA, and TSA as critical Federal missions and expresses concern that large, recent reductions in their career workforce have undermined those missions.

It cites specific staffing and funding cut figures, legal findings of unlawful workforce reductions, and calls on the administration to halt further unauthorized cuts, provide a detailed accounting of reductions since January 20, 2025, and nominate a permanent FEMA Administrator.

Passage0/100

House simple resolutions are non‑binding expressions of opinion and do not become law; enactment into statute is not applicable.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions primarily as a congressional expression of concern and a nonbinding request for information and administrative actions. It is clear about the problem and ties that problem to existing statutory and oversight materials. It combines symbolic denunciation with limited reporting-oriented requests.

Contention68/100

Liberal emphasizes protecting civil servants and public safety capacity

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Who this appears to help vs burden50% / 50%
CitiesFederal agencies
Likely helped
  • CitiesMay prompt restoration of staffing, improving FEMA disaster responsiveness and surge capacity.
  • Targeted stakeholdersCould lead to rehiring or retention efforts at CISA, strengthening civilian cybersecurity and election security resourc…
  • Targeted stakeholdersCould reduce TSA attrition and improve airport screening throughput, lowering traveler wait times and security gaps.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesAs a nonbinding resolution, it may have limited practical effect on agency staffing decisions.
  • Targeted stakeholdersCould constrain executive flexibility in managing personnel and implementing reorganizations within DHS.
  • Targeted stakeholdersMay impose reporting administrative burdens on agencies, diverting resources from operations.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberal emphasizes protecting civil servants and public safety capacity
Progressive90%

Likely to view the resolution positively as defending the professional civil service and public safety.

Sees the document as a necessary rebuke of mass workforce cuts and a call for transparency, accountability, and restored capacity.

Leans supportive
Centrist70%

Likely to see the resolution as a reasonable oversight move that raises important questions about readiness and legality.

Will appreciate calls for transparency and a FEMA nominee but will seek clearer evidence and practical remedies.

Leans supportive
Conservative30%

Likely skeptical of the resolution’s framing and critical of protecting bureaucracy from reductions.

May nevertheless agree on the need for core security staffing, but oppose blanket halts to workforce reductions without proof of inefficiency.

Likely resistant
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

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Floor

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Passage likelihood0/100

House simple resolutions are non‑binding expressions of opinion and do not become law; enactment into statute is not applicable.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Whether committees will schedule formal consideration
  • Degree of support among House members unknown
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Liberal emphasizes protecting civil servants and public safety capacity

House simple resolutions are non‑binding expressions of opinion and do not become law; enactment into statute is not applicable.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions primarily as a congressional expression of concern and a nonbinding request for information and administrative actions. It is clear about the problem and ti…

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