Introduced in House (11/14/2024)
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10130
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Actto provide that aliens who are not qualified aliens are ineligible forcertain assistance, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2024
Mr. Steube 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 Actto provide that aliens who are not qualified aliens are ineligible forcertain assistance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “FEMAfor America First Act of 2024”.
SEC. 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:
“SEC. 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 forsuch 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 Actof 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641), except that such term does not include—
“(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 forpermanent residence under section 209(b) of such Act;
“(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 forpermanent 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.”.
