The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2023
HR 3941

Sponsored by Marcus J. Molinaro (R)

Schools Not Shelters Act

Would prohibit schools from sheltering people who entered the US without admission, unless responding to disasters.

Tradeoff

Schools lose federal education funding if they use facilities to shelter unadmitted aliens. The bill carries no federal budget cost; schools absorb the impact by complying or forfeiting aid.

What's in it

See official bill text

No effect on federal spending; schools retain federal education funding by complying with shelter prohibition.

The bill has zero federal budget cost because schools are expected to comply with the shelter prohibition to keep their existing federal education funding; the real impact falls on schools and institutions that would otherwise use facilities to shelter unadmitted aliens.

H.R. 3941, Schools Not Shelters Act · Jun 2023

The House passed this 222-201 on July 19, 2023. A failed 200-212 the same day. The bill expired when the 118th Congress ended without Senate action.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 9, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Education and the Workforce(Jun 9, 2023)

  3. House

    The Committee on Education and the Workforce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 20 - 16(Jun 13, 2023)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-130.

  4. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #339 · Jul 19, 2023)

    200 yeanay 212

  5. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #340 · Jul 19, 2023)

    222 yeanay 201

  6. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Jul 20, 2023)

Passage votes· Jul 19, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025