Bill Title
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
Committees
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Bill Summary
Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce Act of 2021 or the CREW Act This bill makes employment protections under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) applicable to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reservists who deploy to major disaster and emergency sites. It allows such reservists to claim such rights under USERRA even if they do not provide notice of their absence from work due to deployment.
Bill
Sponsor
Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Date
Sept. 14, 2022
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Vote Type
2/3 YEA-AND-NAY
Result
Passed
Description
CREW Act