# 117-hr-5882: SHELTER Act of 2021

117-hr-5882, SHELTER Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5882
- Congress: 117
- Title: SHELTER Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-11-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safeguarding Homes by Ensuring Licensing and Transparency with Eligibility Requirements Act of 2021 or the SHELTER Act of 2021 This bill imposes certain requirements on applicants for certain Office of Refugee Resettlement grants to open or fund shelter facilities for unaccompanied alien children. Specifically an applicant for such a grant must (1) disclose in the application any adverse action (generally an adverse criminal or regulatory action relating to a government contract or the care of children) taken against the applicant in the five-year period before the application, and (2) be licensed under state law to operate the facility in question. The Department of Health and Human Services must collaborate with state agencies to review state databases for information about adverse actions taken against such applicants.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5882 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5882)

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