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S771Referred to Committee

End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

James E. Risch
James E. Risch
Republican · ID · Senator
Votes with party: 33.5% (322 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000584

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Mike Crapo (R-ID)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Steve Daines (R-MT)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Tim Sheehy (R-MT)Original· 2025-02-27

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2025-02-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-27

Previously

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-27

Plain-English Summary

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).

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Emergency Management
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