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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1668

Introduced

End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act

Sponsor
RMichael Cloud· Texas
Introduced
February 27, 2025
Policy area
Emergency Management
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.February 27, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1668 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1668

To terminate the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 27, 2025

Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
Haridopolos, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Rose, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Harris of 
Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on 
Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

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A BILL

To terminate the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``End FEMA Benefits for Illegal 
Immigrants Act''.

SEC. 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are rescinded: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).
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