Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) continued his push to reform FEMA on Tuesday when he introduced a bill to prohibit political discrimination in disaster relief, according to a copy of the bill first shared with The Daily Wire.
Lankford put forth the “Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act” to add “political affiliation” as a protected class for emergency relief. The bill comes as FEMA faces criticism over its handling of recent hurricanes, including an incident in Florida where a supervisor told workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump.”
The Oklahoma Republican introduced similar legislation in November before Republicans had officially regained control of the Senate. He also asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to commit to prohibiting political discrimination during one of her confirmation hearings.
Other sponsors of the legislation included…
