The Federal Emergency Management Agency has landed on President Donald Trump’s radar as he considers the agency’s abolishment or a significant reform to its operations. 

But a bipartisan push from both chambers of Congress would instead seek to install FEMA as a Cabinet-level agency, effectively promoting the agency’s importance while moving it directly under Trump’s purview. 

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