House Passes Bill Blocking Federal Funds for Housing Illegal Immigrants

The bill would prohibit federal funding toward housing illegal aliens on land managed by federal land management agencies.

Dozens of illegal immigrants camp outside New York's Roosevelt Hotel, which has been made into a reception center, as they try to secure temporary housing in New York City on Aug. 1, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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 legislation, introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), passed 224–203, with one voting “present.”