[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 136 (Tuesday, August 16, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E857]
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  INTRODUCTION OF BILL TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR 
                                MIGRANTS

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 16, 2022

  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to introduce a fiscal year 
2022 supplemental appropriations bill to provide $50 million to the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Food and Shelter 
Program (EFSP) for humanitarian assistance for migrants. The funding 
would remain available until expended.
  Since mid-April, the governors of Texas and Arizona have exploited 
and harmed approximately 4,500 vulnerable people fleeing desperate and 
dangerous situations in their home countries for political gain by 
busing them to the District of Columbia and New York.
  In fiscal year 2022, Congress provided $150 million to the EFSP for 
humanitarian assistance for migrants. As of July 21, 2022, 
approximately $85 million of this funding remained available. However, 
the busing of migrants to D.C. and New York has increased funding 
requests and the EFSP may exhaust its funding.
  Supplemental funding would ensure that the EFSP can continue to 
provide humanitarian assistance to migrants. I strongly urge my 
colleagues to support this bill.

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