Protect Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3394
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2021-05-20
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protect Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the sharing of information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with respect to an individual who is a victim of a major disaster with an immigration enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of immigration enforcement.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2021 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Omar , Ms. Norton , and Ms. Jackson Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the sharing of certain information with respect to individuals who are victims of major disasters, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2021 . 2. Immigration enforcement during major disasters (a) Information sharing Information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with respect to an individual who is a victim of a major disaster may not be shared with an immigration enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of immigration enforcement. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Immigration enforcement agency The term immigration enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security includes: (A) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (B) The U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (2) Major disaster The term major disaster has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 ).