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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 869 

To direct the Secretary of State to review whether certain Iranian officials 

are eligible for entry into the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2023 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, 

and Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of State to review whether certain 

Iranian officials are eligible for entry into the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Revoking Entry Grant5 ed to Iranian Mullahs and Elites Act of 2023’’ or the 

6 ‘‘REGIME Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ENTRY INTO THE 

2 UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN IRANIAN OFFI3 CIALS. 

4 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall con6 duct a review to determine whether any covered individual 

7 is ineligible for entry into the United States pursuant to 

8 section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper9 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 

10 (division K of Public Law 117–103; 8 U.S.C. 1182 note) 

11 or pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Iran 

12 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 

13 (22 U.S.C. 8514). 

14 (b) REVOCATION OF VISA.—If the Secretary of State 

15 determines, pursuant to the review conducted under sub16 section (a), that a covered individual who is in possession 

17 of a visa is ineligible for entry into the United States, the 

18 Secretary shall revoke such visa. 

19 (c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—In this section, the term 

20 ‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual who, on the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, has a visa authorizing the indi22 vidual to be admitted to the United States or has sub23 mitted an application for such a visa, and is— 

24 (1) an officer or employee of the Islamic Revo25 lutionary Guard Corps or any subunit thereof (in26 cluding Khatam al-Anbiya Construction HeadVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H869.IH H869

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1 quarter and any other entity controlled by the Is2 lamic Revolutionary Guard Corps); 

3 (2) an officer of any other branch of the Ira4 nian armed forces (except in the case of compulsory 

5 service); 

6 (3) an officer or employee of the Iranian law 

7 enforcement forces; 

8 (4) a former or current member, officer, or em9 ployee of the Iranian executive, judicial, or legislative 

10 branch, including the Assembly of Experts, the 

11 Guardian Council, the Expediency and Discernment 

12 Council, the Supreme National Security Council, and 

13 the Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution; 

14 (5) a former or current officer or employee of 

15 an entity controlled by the Office of the Supreme 

16 Leader; or 

17 (6) an immediate family member of any indi18 vidual described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 

19 (d) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 

20 application of subsection (b) to a covered alien who is 

21 seeking a visa or who is in possession of a visa for the 

22 purpose of coming to the United States in transit to and 

23 from the headquarters district of the United Nations in 


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1 accordance with the provisions of the Headquarters Agree2 ment. 

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