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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending the FEMA Review Council’s charter 60 days, the White House announced Friday night.
Saturday marks one year since Trump signed a different executive order creating the council to advise him on what to do with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including whether to eliminate it.
The council’s charter called for the FEMA Review Council to end its operations after one year. That deadline had been Saturday. The council’s report, containing its findings and recommendations, has not been publicly released.
A spokesperson for Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, who serves on the council, told Spectrum News council members previously reviewed and unanimously supported their report.
But the council’s scheduled meeting in December, when the report was expected to be released, was canceled.
At the time a White House official told Spectrum News the meeting was canceled because “White House officials had not been fully briefed on the latest draft of the report, despite some officials at (the Department of Homeland Security) thinking they had been.”
More than a month later, it’s unclear when or if the report will be issued.
A spokesperson for Castor told Spectrum News the mayor hadn’t heard anything as of Friday regarding the council since the canceled meeting.
The council’s charter states, “The Council shall terminate on January 24, 2026, unless extended by the President.”
Trump created the council after ripping the agency during a trip to western North Carolina shortly after his inauguration last January. He traveled to the state to meet with officials as the area recovered from Tropical Storm Helene the previous September.
“I think we’re going to recommend that FEMA go away, and we pay directly, we pay a percentage to the state, and the state should fix it,” he said.
The council is chaired by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Members of the council include Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, former Gov. Glen Youngkin of Virginia and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated after the White House announced the council’s termination date was extended. (Jan. 24, 2026)
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