Colleges and public K-12 schools that shelter migrants should be ineligible for federal funding, according to a bill approved along party lines by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Tuesday evening. It will now advance to the full House for consideration.
Republican supporters of H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, said the measure is needed to ensure school safety and funding.
The legislation grew out of a House resolution, but its transformation into a bill would make it enforceable if enacted. The measure only refers to the sheltering of “aliens who have not been admitted into the United States” — or people entering or living in the country without authorization.
