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Union Calendar No. 220 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5283 

[Report No. 118–275, Part I] 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens 

on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land 

management agencies. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 25, 2023 

Ms. MALLIOTAKIS (for herself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 

DONALDS, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. STAUBER, and 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 

Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. MILLS, Ms. 

BOEBERT, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and 

Mr. MCCAUL


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NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

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

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 25, 2023] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide housing 

to specified aliens on any land under the administrative 

jurisdiction of the Federal land management agencies. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting our Commu5 nities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING HOUSING TO SPECI7 FIED ALIENS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used to 

9 provide housing to specified aliens on any land under the 

10 administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land manage11 ment agencies, including through leases, contracts, or agree12 ments. 

13 (b) REVOCATION OF LEASE.—The lease between the 

14 United States of America/United States Department of the 

15 Interior/National Park Service and the City of New York 

16 for the Premises known as Portions of Floyd Bennett Field, 

17 in the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation 

18 Area (NPS Lease# L–GATE912–2023, Commencement 

19 Date - September 15, 2023) is hereby revoked. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.— 

22 The term ‘‘Federal land management agencies’’ means 

23 the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Man24 agement, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

25 and the Forest Service. 


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1 (2) HOUSING.—The term ‘‘housing’’ means a 

2 temporary or permanent encampment used for the 

3 primary purpose of sheltering specified aliens. 

4 (3) SPECIFIED ALIEN.—The term ‘‘specified 

5 alien’’ means an alien who has not been admitted, as 

6 such terms are defined in section 101(a) of the Immi7 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 


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Union Calendar No. 220 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5283 

[Report No. 118–275, Part I] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide 

management agencies. administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land housing to specified aliens on any land under the 

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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