Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 5498

119th Congress

Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Ed Case

Representative

Democratic

HI-1

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Immigration

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.

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Vote Prediction

Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025

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.

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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.

Bill Number: 5498
Sponsor: Ed Case (D-HI)
Introduced: 10/3/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Policy Area: Immigration

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Fact Sheet

Title: Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025
Bill Number: 5498
Sponsor: Ed Case (D-HI)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced: 10/3/2025
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.

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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

Official Summary

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>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Bans federal funding for housing non-U.S. nationals on military bases if they were not legally admitted to the U.S.
Applies to any non-U.S. nationals, not just those from specific countries or backgrounds.
Does not affect U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.

How This Impacts Americans

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.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Scope & Jurisdiction

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