{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-3941","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 3941","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Schools Not Shelters Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To prohibit the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To prohibit the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Schools Not Shelters Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Schools Not Shelters Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Schools Not Shelters Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as 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secondary schools and institutions of higher education on not using their facilities to shelter or house aliens who have not been admitted into the United States.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh#HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678"}]},"core_areas":["Use of school and higher education facilities to shelter aliens who have not been admitted"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Provides that, as a condition of receiving Federal financial assistance under any applicable program, a public elementary school, public secondary school or institution of higher education may not use its facilities to provide shelter or housing for specified aliens.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh#HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678"}},{"text":"Applies the prohibition notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 401(b)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 411(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh#HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678"}},{"text":"Defines a specified alien as an alien, as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, who has not been admitted, as defined in that section.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh#HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678"}},{"text":"Defines shelter or housing as emergency shelter or housing provided exclusively to specified aliens under order of the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of local government.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh#HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678"}},{"text":"Excludes from shelter or housing short-term emergency shelter made necessary by a specified disaster, with short-term meaning a duration not to exceed 72 hours.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh#HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678"}},{"text":"Defines a specified disaster as certain forest or grassland fires, or any of a listed set of events such as fire, flood, hurricane, tornado or earthquake, for which the Federal Government or a State makes a disaster declaration.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh#HD993038B062D4F4F8F871D00C6850678"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-07-19","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3941/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-3941.png","v":"d27e148c0f9d","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3941, 118th Congress: Schools Not Shelters Act. House: 222 Yea, 201 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 19 Jul 2023."}}