H.R. 3941 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Schools Not Shelters Act
Cosponsors: 6 (0 D, 6 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2023-06-09
Latest action (2023-07-20): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What H.R. 3941 does, in plain terms
Schools Not Shelters Act This bill prohibits using the facilities of certain schools that receive federal financial assistance to provide shelter or housing for any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has not been admitted for lawful entry. Specifically, this bill shall apply to the facilities of (1) public elementary or secondary schools, and (2) institutions of higher education. This prohibition shall not apply to shelter or housing provided in response to certain disasters such as a fire, flood, explosion, or tornado for which there has been a disaster declaration.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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