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Recurring Problems Hinder Federal Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Abstract
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform conducted an investigation into the federal response to the August 2016 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Flood on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The report summarizes the documents and information obtained during the committee’s investigation.
Date
2018-10-24
Document Type
House Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
46 pages
Congress
115
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, House, Republican
PAP Major Code
15: Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce
PAP Minor Code
1523: Domestic Disaster Relief
Related Hearings
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Response to the Baton Rouge Flood Disaster," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-78, (2016, September 9)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Response to the Baton Rouge Flood Disaster: Part II," 115th Cong., H.Hrg. 115-31, (2017, April 5)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment, hearing on "The Historic 2017 Hurricane Season: Impacts on the U.S. Virgin Islands," 115th Cong., H.Hrg. 115-72, (2018, March 12)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing on "Bureaucratic Challenges to Hurricane Recovery in Puerto Rico," 115th Cong., H.Hrg. 115-74, (2018, March 22)
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on "Update on the Restoration of Puerto Rico's Electric Infrastructure," 115th Cong., H.Hrg. 115-115, (2018, April 11)
• House Committee on Homeland Security, hearing on "Houston Strong: Hurricane Harvey Lessons Learned and the Path Forward," 115th Cong., H.Hrg. 115-56, (2018, April 9)|• |House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Recommendations and Reforms from the Inspectors General," 115th Cong., H.Hrg. 115-50, (November 15, 2017)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “FEMA’s Toxic Trailers,” 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-41, (2007, July 19)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20230614233340/https://oversight.house.gov/report/committee-releases-new-report-detailing-recurring-problems-hindering-federal-disaster-response-and-recovery-efforts/