Executive Order 14397

Executive Order 14397
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleFurther Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council
Legislative history
  • Signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 24, 2026

Executive Order 14397, titled Further Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, is an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on March 24, 2026.

Background

In 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a FEMA Review Council to evaluate the agency. The council was subsequently continued by Executive Order 14378. Under Executive Order 14397, the council’s mandate was further extended until 10 days after the submission of the report required under section 3(c) of Executive Order 14180, or May 29, 2026, whichever occurs first. A 2025 opinion article in The Wall Street Journal stated that the Trump administration had considered reducing the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of broader efforts to shrink the federal government. In March 2026, FEMA reinstated a disaster prevention grant programme following a federal court ruling that its earlier termination by the administration was unlawful.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Orders, Executive (2026-03-24). "Further Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council". The White House. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Further Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council". Federal Register. 2026-03-27. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  3. ↑ Frazin, Rachel (March 24, 2026). "Trump's FEMA council eyed major cuts. Will Mullin enact them as DHS head?". The Hill. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  4. ↑ Shalal, Andrea (2025-03-19). "Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to states, local governments". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  5. ↑ Edelman, Eric S.; Miller, Franklin C. (May 13, 2025). <ADD_ID> "FEMA Prepares for Disasters Worse Than Hurricanes". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  6. ↑ Singh, Kanishka (2026-03-26). "US FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program that it canceled last year". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-04-25.