Federal and state emergency management officials testified before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on hurricane preparedness and response efforts. They discussed lessons learned from the 2017 hurricane season, pre-disaster mitigation investments, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act and improving disaster response efforts in Puerto Rico. Speakers included the FEMA Response and Recovery Associate Administrator Jeffrey Byard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contingency Operations Director Charles Alexander. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) chaired this hearing and Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) served as the ranking member.

Sponsor: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, & Emergency Management