118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3711Schools Not Shelters Act

To prohibit the use of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens, and for other purposes.

Immigration
Introduced May 25, 2023
Last action May 25, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 25, 2023
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Referred
May 25, 2023
Education and Workforce
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits schools that receive certain federal financial assistance from using their facilities to shelter certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) unless the individual pays for such shelter. Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to sheltering individuals who are (1) unlawfully present, or (2) subject to removal proceedings or a removal order and are not being detained by the Department of Homeland Security. Under this bill, if an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education receives financial assistance from a program administered by the Department of Education, that school or institution may not use its facilities to provide shelter...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
May 25, 2023
Introduced in House
May 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.