End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act targets FEMA's Shelter and Services Program. The program provides grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for temporary shelter, food, transportation, and related services for noncitizen migrants released from Department of Homeland Security custody while awaiting immigration court proceedings, and for capacity improvements such as facility modifications. The bill prohibits FEMA from carrying out the program and rescinds unobligated funds transferred to FEMA for the program for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. Its practical effect is to stop future SSP grants and pull back unused federal money rather than changing disaster aid generally.
Who Benefits and How
Federal taxpayers benefit because unobligated Shelter and Services Program funds are rescinded instead of spent on future grants. Immigration restriction advocates benefit because the bill ends a federal grant stream used for services to released noncitizen migrants. FEMA budget officials benefit from clear statutory direction to close the program and account for unobligated balances. Communities opposing migrant shelter funding benefit if local grant flows for that purpose stop.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Public agency grantees lose access to FEMA Shelter and Services Program funding for temporary migrant shelter and services. Nonprofit shelter organizations lose federal support for food, transportation, shelter operations, and facility-capacity work. Noncitizen migrants released from DHS custody may lose shelter and service support while awaiting immigration proceedings. FEMA grant staff must wind down the program and rescind unobligated fiscal year 2023 and 2024 funds.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits FEMA from carrying out the Shelter and Services Program.
- Rescinds unobligated fiscal year 2023 and 2024 funds transferred to FEMA for the program.
- Targets grants for temporary shelter, food, transportation, and capacity services for released noncitizen migrants.
- Leaves ordinary FEMA disaster assistance outside the direct termination language.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Terminates FEMA's Shelter and Services Program and rescinds unobligated fiscal year 2023 and 2024 funds transferred to FEMA for that migrant shelter and services purpose.
Key Policy Areas
Emergency Management, Immigration, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Terminates FEMA's Shelter and Services Program and rescinds unobligated fiscal year 2023 and 2024 funds transferred to FEMA for that migrant shelter and services purpose.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal taxpayers
- Immigration restriction advocates
- FEMA budget officials
- Communities opposing migrant shelter funding
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Public agency grantees
- Nonprofit shelter organizations
- Noncitizen migrants
- FEMA grant staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Edwards, …
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to …
Introduced in House
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