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House Calendar No. 25 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 461 

[Report No. 118–113] 

Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide 

shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 1, 2023 

Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Mr. WILLIAMS of New York) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

JUNE 14, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Ms. MACE, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 

LANGWORTHY, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, 

Mr. NEHLS, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and 

Mr. CARL

JUNE 14, 2023 

Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to 

be printed 

[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] 

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school 

facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States. 


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•HRES 461 RH 

Whereas sheltering aliens who are not admitted to the United 

States in school facilities will divert educational resources 

from children already suffering from historic learning 

loss; 

Whereas, on May 16 and 17, 2023, about 300 such aliens 

were sheltered in current or former public school gymnasiums in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to use as many as 20 public school gymnasiums as overflow housing for such aliens; 

Whereas turning schools into housing centers for such aliens 

compromises schools’ duty to educate enrolled children 

and keep them safe; 

Whereas hosting such aliens on school campuses poses a significant safety risk to school children and compromises 

schools’ ability to secure their own campus; 

Whereas using school gymnasiums as housing for such aliens 

may impede children’s access to safe recreation and physical education, may force children to spend their entire 

school day with little exercise, and may disrupt the ordinary routines of the school day; 

Whereas the Biden administration has created these problems 

with a failed border security strategy that has encouraged illegal aliens to cross the border, tallying more than 

10,000 a day ahead of the May 11, 2023, expiration of 

the public health emergency relating to COVID–19, declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 

(42 U.S.C. 247d), and of the concomitant power of the 

President, under section 362 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

265), to prohibit entries of persons into the United 

States from certain countries or places; and 


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•HRES 461 RH 

Whereas the school children in the United States should not 

pay for the disastrous immigration policies of either the 

Biden administration or local leaders: Now, therefore, be 

it 

Whereas sheltering aliens who are not admitted to the United 

States in school facilities will divert educational resources 

from children already suffering from historic learning loss; 

Whereas, on May 16 and 17, 2023, about 300 such aliens were 

sheltered in current or former public school gymnasiums 

in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams announced 

plans to use as many as 20 public school gymnasiums as 

overflow housing for such aliens; 

Whereas turning schools into housing centers for such aliens 

compromises schools’ duty to educate enrolled children and 

keep them safe; 

Whereas hosting such aliens on school campuses poses a significant safety risk to school children and compromises 

schools’ ability to secure their own campus; 

Whereas using school gymnasiums as housing for such aliens 

may impede children’s access to safe recreation and physical education, may force children to spend their entire 

school day with little exercise, and may disrupt the ordinary routines of the school day; 

Whereas a public elementary or secondary school should be ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance if it is used 

to shelter, house, or otherwise serve as a sanctuary for, 

aliens not admitted to the United States; 

Whereas the Biden administration has created these problems 

with a failed border security strategy that has encouraged 

illegal aliens to cross the border, tallying more than 10,000 

a day ahead of the May 11, 2023, expiration of the public 


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•HRES 461 RH 

health emergency relating to COVID–19, declared under 

section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

247d), and of the concomitant power of the President, 

under section 362 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 265), to prohibit 

entries of persons into the United States from certain 

countries or places; and 

Whereas the school children in the United States should not 

bear the burden for the disastrous immigration policies of 

either the Biden administration or local leaders: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 demns the use of the facilities of a public elementary or 

3 secondary school that serves students to provide shelter 

4 for aliens who are not admitted to the United States. That 

5 the House of Representatives condemns the use of public ele6 mentary or secondary school facilities that serve students 

7 to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the 

8 United States. 


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House Calendar No. 25 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 461 

[Report No. 118–113] 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the use of elementary and secondary 

are not admitted to the United States. school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who 

JUNE 14, 2023 

Reported with amendments, referred to the House 

Calendar, and ordered to be printed 


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