H.R. 4537 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4537 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2016 Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Babin, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Meadows, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Barton, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Bost, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Stivers, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Marino, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Cole, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Olson, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Williams, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Flores, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Palazzo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the use of military installations to house aliens who do not have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal proceedings in the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations Act or the READI Act. 2. Prohibition on use of military installations to house aliens who do not have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal proceedings in the United States (a) Prohibition A military installation may not be used to house any alien unlawfully present in the United States. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term alien unlawfully present means an alien who— (A) is covered by the rule of construction regarding unlawful presence contained in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(ii)); or (B) is undergoing removal proceedings in the United States. (2) The term military installation has the meaning given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, but does not include an installation located outside of the United States.