HRES 461 United States House · 118th Congress

Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States.

This resolution (HRES 461) expresses the U.S. House of Representatives' disapproval of using public elementary or secondary school facilities to shelter individuals not admitted to the United States. It specifically references incidents in New York City where school gymnasiums were used for this purpose, arguing such use diverts educational resources, compromises student safety, and disrupts school routines. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws or directly affect anyone but serves as a formal statement of opposition to the practice. The bill focuses on condemning the use of school facilities for sheltering non-admitted individuals, without proposing policy changes.

Issues: ✗ Immigration

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

House Passage

Jun 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jun 1, 2023 Last action Jun 22, 2023

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Jun 22, 2023

MODERATE

The engrossed version of HRES 461 adds a new Whereas clause stating that public schools used to shelter non-admitted aliens should be made ineligible for federal financial assistance, effectively introducing a funding penalty as a policy consequence. The remaining changes are minor wording adjustments and formatting updates typical of the transition from introduced to engrossed status.

FISCAL

A new Whereas clause was added stating that a public elementary or secondary school should be ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance if it is used to shelter, house, or otherwise serve as a sanctuary for aliens not admitted to the United States. This introduces a concrete policy consequence (loss of federal funding) beyond the resolution's original condemnation language.

TECHNICAL

The final Whereas clause changed from 'should not pay for the disastrous immigration policies' to 'should not bear the burden for the disastrous immigration policies,' a minor rewording with no substantive policy effect.

The resolution clause was slightly reworded from 'condemns the use of the facilities of a public elementary or secondary school that serves students' to 'condemns the use of public elementary or secondary school facilities that serve students,' a minor structural change with no substantive effect.

Formatting was updated to standard engrossed resolution layout, including adding 'In the House of Representatives, U. S.' and a clerk's signature line (Cheryl L. Johnson). The date changed from June 1 to June 22, 2023.

Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2023

How they voted

223–201

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 434

Jun 22, 2023

D Democratic212

7 Yea 201 Nay 4

94% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican221

215 Yea 6

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 201 (Roll no. 286). (text: CR H3088)

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Jun 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rule H. Res. 524 passed House.

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Jun 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 524 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3564, H.R. 3799 and H. Res. 461. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3564 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; H.R. 3799 under a structured rule with eighty minutes of general debate; and H.Res. 461, under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 3564 and H.R. 3799.

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Jun 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-113.

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Jun 6, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.

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Jun 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Jun 1, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Jun 1, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors