3.0.0 1748 2025-12-17T16:32:17Z 2025-12-17T16:32:17Z House H HR 2025-02-27 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1748 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 1748.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H921]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2025-02-27T23:03:27Z Referred To 2025-02-27T14:11:45Z 2025-02-27 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2025-02-27 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 N W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2025-02-27 True B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] Lauren Boebert R CO 4 2025-02-27 True H001098 Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] Abraham Hamadeh R AZ J. 8 2025-09-02 False Emergency Management Emergency Management 2025-05-16T17:15:38Z

00 2025-02-27 Introduced in House 2025-12-17T16:32:12Z <p><strong>FEMA for America First Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill restricts the eligibility of non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) for federal disaster assistance benefits by eliminating eligibility for individuals with certain immigration statuses.&nbsp;</p><p>Under current law, a&nbsp;non-U.S. national must have one of several specific immigration statuses (e.g., lawful permanent resident, parolee, or refugee) to be eligible for federal disaster assistance provided to individuals (e.g., the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Individuals and Households Program or disaster unemployment assistance).</p><p>The bill narrows the immigration statuses eligible for disaster assistance to individuals by making&nbsp;non-U.S. nationals ineligible for such assistance if they are</p><ul><li>a parolee (i.e., paroled into the United States temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit),&nbsp;</li><li>an asylee that has not sought adjustment to lawful permanent resident status, or&nbsp;</li><li>a refugee that has not sought adjustment to lawful permanent resident status.</li></ul>

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