READI Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3632 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 MAY 24, 2023 Mr. CARTER of Texas (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. FALLON, and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv- ices 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 05:10 Jun 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3632.IH H3632 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3632 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 05:10 Jun 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3632.IH H3632 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS