# 119-s-771: End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act

119-s-771, End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-771
- Congress: 119
- Title: End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 would be rescinded.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limit FEMA sheltering for noncitizens: cost, low. 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 F…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1162: SHORT Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-s-771 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/771)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-140)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1162: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1162)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-771 (as of 2026-04-21).