H.R. 1748

119 HR 1748 IH: FEMA for America First Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1748  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Steube  (for himself,  Mr. Weber of Texas , and  Ms. Boebert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide that aliens who are not qualified aliens are ineligible for certain assistance, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   FEMA for America First Act of 2025  .
2.
Eligibility of aliens for assistance
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
431.
Eligibility of aliens for assistance
(a)
In general
With respect to an alien otherwise eligible for any assistance provided to individuals under this Act, only a qualified alien shall be eligible for such assistance.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
In general
Except as otherwise provided, the terms used have the same meaning given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ).
(2)
Qualified alien
The term  qualified alien  has the meaning given such term in section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1641 ), except that such term does not include—
(A)
an alien who—
(i)
is granted asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ); and
(ii)
has not sought adjustment to the status of alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 209(b) of such Act;
(B)
a refugee who—
(i)
is admitted to the United States under section 207 of such Act; and
(ii)
has not sought adjustment to the status of alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 209(a) of such Act; or
(C)
an alien who is paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of such Act.
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