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Federal · 119th Congress

S771 End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act

Direction

Immigration enforcement detention transportAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

Terminates the FEMA Shelter and Services Program that supports sheltering and related activities for relieving overcrowding in CBP short-term holding facilities, so less federal support for migrant detention and transport infrastructure.

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.

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Immigration enforcement otherAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 70%

Rescinds unobligated balances previously transferred to FEMA for operations and support under CBP headings, reducing available funding for programs aiding non-Federal entities with migrant sheltering tied to border enforcement.

The unobligated balances of the following amounts are rescinded: (1) The amounts made available and transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the matter under the heading ``operations and support'' under the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).

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2025-02-27: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Filed
2025-02-27
Committee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Sponsor
James E. Risch R + 4 cosponsors (4 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill terminates the FEMA Shelter and Services Program and rescinds related funding used to support non-Federal sheltering that relieves overcrowding in CBP short-term holding facilities for migrants, which restricts the scope of federal immigration enforcement activities tied to detention and transport.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-02-27LibraIntroduced in Senate
2025-02-27SenatRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.