H.R. 3941 - Schools Not Shelters Act
H.R. 3941 - Schools Not Shelters Act
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 10:00am Online View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 4:00pm H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
(as reported)
H. Rept. 118-130PDF
Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce to accompany H.R. 3941
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Res. 597 PDF
H. Rept. 118-147 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Monday, July 17, 2023.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 597:
Agreed to by a record vote of 213-206 on July 18, 2023.
MANAGERS: Houchin/Scanlon
1. | Structured rule for H.R. 3935. |
2. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
3. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees. |
4. | Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-11 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
5. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
6. | Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. |
7. | Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report and amendments en bloc described in section 3. |
8. | Provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. |
9. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
10. | Structured rule for H.R. 3941. |
11. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
12. | Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
13. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
14. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective designees. |
15. | Further makes in order only the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment made in order may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. |
16. | Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of the report. |
17. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Malliotakis (NY) | Republican | Withdrawn This amendment will include private schools that receive federal funding. | Withdrawn |
| 2 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Defines short-term as a period of up to 72 hours. | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Crockett (TX) | Democrat | Adds circumstances where individuals are experiencing child abuse as a specified disaster. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Wasserman Schultz (FL) | Democrat | Broadens the scope of a specified emergency. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Wasserman Schultz (FL) | Democrat | Requires a report on the impact of disqualifying public schools and higher education institutions from federal funding. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 2 | Ramirez (IL) | Democrat | Late Revised This amendment would “Strike the bill text to the Schools Not Shelters Act” and “insert the bill text of the American Dream and Promise Act.” | Revised |
| 7 | Version 2 | Ramirez (IL) | Democrat | Late Revised This amendment would “Strike the bill text to the Schools Not Shelters Act” and insert “Express the sense of Congress unwavering commitment to immigrant families. Congress supports a pathway to citizenship for the more than 10 million undocumented people in the U.S. Congress will fight to make sure DACA recipients can adjust their legal status permanently, reduce fees so that more people can file for citizenship, eliminate the backlog of cases in immigration court, and prevent deportations from keeping families together.” | Revised |
| 8 | Version 2 | Ramirez (IL) | Democrat | Late Revised The Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2023 appropriation shall be increased by $363,800,000 to bolster the DHS Shelter and Services Program FY24, which provides essential shelter and support services for migrants. | Revised |
| 9 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | Late Affirms the requirement under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment that a free public education is given to all children, as indicated in the Plyler v. Doe decision. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Phillips (MN) | Democrat | Late Requires a GAO study on the threats that pose a significant safety risk to school children and compromise a schools’ ability to secure their own campus. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Escobar (TX) | Democrat | Late Nothing in this bill shall preclude the use of a public elementary school, public secondary school, or an institution of higher education from being used to provide shelter to aliens during times when no student attendance is expected, such as seasonal breaks or extended breaks in the school year. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Escobar (TX) | Democrat | Late Nothing in this Act shall preclude any State, City, County, or local government or entity from using closed, shuttered, or otherwise out-of-use schools, school campuses, or school buildings to provide temporary shelter for aliens so long as structures meet structural and safety standards. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Late Prevents enactment until comprehensive immigration reform in the United States is implemented such that the Federal immigration system operates efficiently and offers a fair, humane, and orderly pathway to citizenship. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Carter (TX), Arrington (TX) | Republican | Late Prohibits the use of military installations to house aliens who do not have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal proceedings in the United States. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Late Prevents enactment until the “Grant Relief for American Children’s Elevation (GRACE) Act of 2023” is implemented such that the “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” term as defined in Section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 12229b(b)) is amended to include hardship resulting from separating a family member who is a United States citizen, a lawful permanent resident or an individual lawfully admitted to the United States and a family member who is subject to deportation or removal from the United States. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Late Strikes from the bill language preventing the use of school facilities for the purpose of providing shelter or housing to individuals as defined by section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) who has not been admitted (as so defined). | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Leger Fernández (NM) | Democrat | Late Condemns efforts to transport migrants to other states without prior coordination with the receiving local officials and without the explicit consent of the affected migrants. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Issa (CA) | Republican | Late In the case that a state's governor required an unwilling school to take in illegal aliens, this amendment would require the state to reimburse the school from state funds or risk the state losing federal education funding. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Late Adds after snowstorm, “freeze” to signify deadly and disastrous weather conditions without snow. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 109
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order amendment #6 to H.R. 3941, offered by Representative Ramirez, which would strike the bill text to the Schools Not Shelters Act and insert the bill text of the American Dream and Promise Act. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 111
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to make in order amendment #17 to H.R. 3941, offered by Representative Leger Fernández, which condemns efforts to transport migrants to other states without prior coordination with the receiving local officials and without the explicit consent of the affected migrants. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 114
Motion by Mrs. Houchin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4