End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act

Bill: 119-s-771
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2025-02-27
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 771 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2025 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Daines , Ms. Lummis , and Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To terminate the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act . 2. Termination (a) Prohibition The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not carry out any program to support sheltering and related activities provided by non-Federal entities, including facility improvements and construction, in support of relieving overcrowding in short-term holding facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (b) Rescission The unobligated balances of the following amounts are rescinded: (1) The amounts made available and transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the matter under the heading operations and support under the heading U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the heading security, enforcement, and investigations in title II of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ; 136 Stat. 4730). (2) The amounts made available and transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the matter under the heading operations and support under the heading U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the heading security, enforcement, and investigations in title II of division C of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 ( Public Law 118–47 ; 138 Stat. 598).