The bill would prohibit federal funding toward housing illegal aliens on land managed by federal land management agencies.
The House passed a bill on Nov. 30 that would prohibit federal funding toward housing illegal aliens on land managed by federal land management agencies.
The Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023 would block federal taxpayer dollars for “housing to specified aliens on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the federal land management agencies, including through leases, contracts, or agreements.” This includes the Forest Service, National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
The legislation passed the House Committee on Natural Resources on Oct. 26 in a bipartisan vote.
An amendment introduced by Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) that would permit “the Interior…
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