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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3394
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2021Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Omar, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Jackson Lee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To prohibit the sharing of certain information with respect to individuals who are victims of major disasters, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protect Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2021.
2.
Immigration enforcement during major disasters
(a)
Information sharing
Information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with respect to an individual who is a victim of a major disaster may not be shared with an immigration enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of immigration enforcement.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Immigration enforcement agency
The term immigration enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security includes:
(A) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(B) The U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(2)
Major disaster
The term major disaster has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).