HR3941-118

Passed House

To prohibit the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 9, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Immigration, Energy.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H42811D512C114DDC9673C5B7AFE4DFC7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Schools Not Shelters Act.
  • Section HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678: 2. Prohibition on use of school and institution facilities to shelter certain aliens As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assistance under any...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Immigration, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Immigration Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
schools, students, and education providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 20, 2023

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, …

Jun 30, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mrs. Houchin and Ms. Malliotakis

Jun 30, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Jun 9, 2023

Mr. Molinaro (for himself, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Langworthy, …

Jun 9, 2023 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Education
6 mentions across 3 clauses
-6 negative

Public elementary and secondary schools, Public institutions of higher education

Demographic Group
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

Undocumented immigrants

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Immigration Energy
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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