End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would end FEMA support for sheltering and related activities that relieve overcrowding in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) short-term holding facilities. It would also rescind unobligated balances of specific transfers made to FEMA from recent appropriations for that purpose.
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- People in CBP short-term holding facilities would no longer receive FEMA-backed sheltering, facility improvements, or construction meant to reduce overcrowding.
- Non-Federal shelters and service providers would lose access to FEMA programs that fund shelter operations and related facility work tied to CBP overcrowding relief.
- FEMA would be prohibited from carrying out any program supporting those non-Federal sheltering activities, and unobligated balances transferred from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 would be rescinded.
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Limit FEMA sheltering for noncitizens
This bill would bar FEMA from funding any non‑Federal sheltering program that relieves overcrowding in CBP short‑term holding facilities. It would also ban FEMA support for facility improvements and construction for that CBP purpose. It would rescind unobligated balances of amounts transferred to FEMA for CBP "operations and support" in two appropriation items. Those items are in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117‑328; 136 Stat. 4730) and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118‑47; 138 Stat. 598). The rescission would apply only to unobligated balances and names no dollar amounts. If enacted, non‑Federal shelter providers and contractors could lose FEMA funding, and some people in CBP holding facilities could be less likely to be housed or served.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Cosponsors
Mike Crapo
ID • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Steve Daines
MT • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Cynthia Lummis
WY • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Roll Call Votes
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