House Bill
Ed Case
Representative
Cosponsors
2
Policy Area
Summary
This bill would prohibit the federal government from using funds to provide shelter or housing on military bases for non-U.S. nationals who were not legally admitted into the country.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill would prohibit the federal government from using funds to provide shelter or housing on military bases for non-U.S. nationals who were not legally admitted into the country.
Last updated: 12/29/2025
Congressional Research Service summary
<p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being spent on providing shelter or housing to certain non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens </em>under federal law) on military installations in any state or the District of Columbia. Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to non-U.S. nationals who were not admitted into the United States. </p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzUzODU2MDU0NzE3MjExNjI5ODI0MTEiOnsidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl81Mzg1NjA1NDcxNzIxMTYyOTgyNDExIiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNTM4NTYwNTQ3MTcyMTE2Mjk4MjQxMSIsImF1dGhvciI6InBsZXVuZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJwbGV1bmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSG9ub3IgT3VyIENvbW1pdG1lbnQgQWN0IG9mIDIwMjNcblxuVGhpcyBiaWxsIHByb2hpYml0cyB0aGUgZGV0ZW50aW9uIG9yIHJlbW92YWwgb2YgYSBuYXRpb25hbCBvZiBWaWV0bmFtIHdobyBlbnRlcmVkIHRoZSBVbml0ZWQgU3RhdGVzIG9uIG9yIGJlZm9yZSBKdWx5IDEyLCAxOTk1LCBoYXMgY29udGludW91c2x5IHJlc2lkZWQgaW4gdGhlIFVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXMgc2luY2UgZW50cnksIGFuZCBpcyBzdWJqZWN0IHRvIGEgZmluYWwgb3JkZXIgb2YgcmVtb3ZhbCAoaS5lLiwgY292ZXJlZCBpbmRpdmlkdWFsKS4gVGhpcyBwcm9oaWJpdGlvbiBkb2VzIG5vdCBhcHBseSB0byBhbiBpbmRpdmlkdWFsIHdobyAoMSkgdGhlIERlcGFydG1lbnQgb2YgSG9tZWxhbmQgU2VjdXJpdHkgKERIUykgaGFzIGRldGVybWluZWQgaXMgZGlyZWN0bHkgcmVzcG9uc2libGUgZm9yIGhhcm1pbmcgdGhlIHNlY3VyaXR5IG9mIHRoZSBVbml0ZWQgU3RhdGVzLCBvciAoMikgaXMgc3ViamVjdCB0byBleHRyYWRpdGlvbi5cblxuVW5kZXIgdGhlIGJpbGwsIGEgY292ZXJlZCBpbmRpdmlkdWFsIHNoYWxsIHJlY2VpdmUgd29yayBhdXRob3JpemF0aW9uLiBcblxuVGhlIGJpbGwgZGlyZWN0cyBESFMgdG8gcHJvdmlkZSBub3RpY2Ugb2YgdGhlIGJpbGzigJlzIHByb3Zpc2lvbnMgdG8gY292ZXJlZCBpbmRpdmlkdWFscy4gVGhlIG5vdGljZSBzaGFsbCBpbmNsdWRlIGluZm9ybWF0aW9uIGV4cGxhaW5pbmcgdGhlIHJlcXVpcmVtZW50cyBhbmQgaW5zdHJ1Y3Rpb25zIGZvciBmaWxpbmcgYSBtb3Rpb24gdG8gcmVvcGVuIHJlbW92YWwgcHJvY2VlZGluZ3MuICIsImNyZWF0ZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDctMTZUMjA6NDk6NDIuNDExWiIsIm1vZGlmaWVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA3LTE2VDIwOjQ5OjQyLjQxMVoifV19fQ==-->
Main provisions of the bill
Potential effects on citizens and communities
This bill would impact undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers who are housed on military bases while their immigration cases are processed. It could force them to find alternative shelter, potentially putting them in more precarious living situations. The bill does not affect U.S. citizens or legal residents, but could indirectly impact local communities near military bases that have been housing these individuals.
Primary Policy Area
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
5498, 119th Congress (2025). "Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5498