Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5283 - Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

(House Rules)
(Rep. Malliotakis, R-NY, and 16 cosponsors)

The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 5283, which would prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide temporary shelter to certain noncitizens, including migrants seeking asylum, on Federal lands falling under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service. The Administration opposes this legislation because it would significantly restrict the ability of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make decisions regarding the appropriate uses of their lands and resources, even in emergency or other situations.