READI Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2871 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 28, 2021 Mr. CARTER of Texas (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. BOST, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. COLE) 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Resist Executive Am- 4 nesty on Defense Installations Act’’ or the ‘‘READI Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:51 Jun 08, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2871.IH H2871 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2871 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF MILITARY INSTALLA- 1 TIONS TO HOUSE ALIENS WHO DO NOT HAVE 2 A LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS OR ARE UN- 3 DERGOING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE 4 UNITED STATES. 5 (a) PROHIBITION.—A military installation may not 6 be used to house any alien unlawfully present in the 7 United States. 8 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 (1) The term ‘‘alien unlawfully present’’ means 10 an alien who— 11 (A) is covered by the rule of construction 12 regarding unlawful presence contained in sec- 13 tion 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and 14 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(ii)); or 15 (B) is undergoing removal proceedings in 16 the United States. 17 (2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 18 meaning given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of 19 title 10, United States Code, but does not include an 20 installation located outside of the United States. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:51 Jun 08, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2871.IH H2871 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS