PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] · R–SC
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-21 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would end authorization for federal funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Shelter and Services Program and any successor or similar program. It would transfer the program’s money not yet committed to spending to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for enforcement, detention, and removal operations. These changes would take effect if the bill became law.
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment, or to any successor or similar program.
The unobligated balances of all amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred to and merged with amounts otherwise made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—operations and support account for necessary expenses for enforcement, detention, and removal operations.
Starting on enactment, the bill would bar authorization of federal funds for the Shelter and Services Program as it existed the day before enactment. The restriction would also cover any successor or similar program, with no stated expiration date or exceptions.
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment, or to any successor or similar program.
The bill would require transferring all unobligated balances—money not yet committed to spending—from the Shelter and Services Program, measured as of the day before enactment. That money would be combined with the immigration enforcement agency’s operations and support funds for necessary enforcement, detention, and removal expenses. The provision specifies no dollar amount.
The unobligated balances of all amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred to and merged with amounts otherwise made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—operations and support account for necessary expenses for enforcement, detention, and removal operations.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 9, 2025, records introduction in the House on February 21, 2025, and referral that day to the Financial Services and Appropriations committees for consideration of provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2025-10-09T03:26:13Z. 2025-02-21: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-21: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-21. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or distinct policy rider was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion applies only to that version, not other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for a particular recipient or place was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. A transfer to a federal agency account is not automatically an earmark. This conclusion is limited to this version and does not establish formal status in absent accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential exception was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion applies only to that version, not other versions or accompanying materials.
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