What This Bill Does · Plain English
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End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from carrying out the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) and rescinds unobligated funds transferred to FEMA for this purpose for FY2023-FY2024. The SSP provides grants to public and nonprofit entities for temporarily providing shelter and other services (e.g., food, transportation) to noncitizen migrants released from Department of Homeland Security custody and awaiting immigration court proceedings, as well as for increasing grant recipients’ capacity to temporarily shelter such individuals (e.g., modifying existing facilities).
Action Timeline
2025-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-02-27
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.771 pass?
S.771 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 42%.
What does S.771 do?
End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from carrying out the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) and rescinds unobligated funds transferred to FEMA for this purpose for FY2023-FY2024. The SSP provides grants to public and nonprofit entities for temporarily providing shelter and other services (e.g., food, transportation) to noncitizen migrants released from Department of Homeland Security custody and awaiting immigration court proceedings, as well as for increasing grant recipients’ capacity to temporarily shelter such ind…
Who sponsored S.771?
S.771 was sponsored by James E. Risch (R-Idaho).
Full Bill Text
118 S771 IS: End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act U.S. Senate 2025-02-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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).
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