Onetime acting FEMA chief fired by Trump now on track to be confirmed to head agency

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 465

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday moved one step closer to confirming the first administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency since President Donald Trump took office last year.

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-4 to send Cameron Hamilton’s nomination to the floor, though it wasn’t immediately clear whether the full Senate would vote before it breaks for its August recess.

Hamilton led FEMA in an acting role at the beginning of …

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