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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6679 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

AN ACT 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 

to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the attacks 

against Israel. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Immigration Bene3 fits for Hamas Terrorists Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ALIENS WHO CARRIED OUT, PARTICIPATED IN, 

5 PLANNED, FINANCED, SUPPORTED, OR OTH6 ERWISE FACILITATED ATTACKS AGAINST 

7 ISRAEL. 

8 (a) PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS TERRORISM AGAINST

9 ISRAEL.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Na10 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter fol12 lowing subclause (IX)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘Palestinian Islamic 

14 Jihad, or Hamas’’ after ‘‘Palestine Liberation 

15 Organization’’; and 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘member,’’ after ‘‘rep17 resentative,’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(H) PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS TERRORISM

20 AGAINST ISRAEL.—Any alien who carried out, 

21 participated in, planned, financed, afforded ma22 terial support to, or otherwise facilitated any of 

23 the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas 

24 beginning on October 7, 2023, is inadmissible.’’. 

25 (b) INELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.—Section 241(b)(3) 

26 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 


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1 1231(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(D) INELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.—Any 

4 alien who carried out, participated in, planned, 

5 financed, afforded material support to, or other6 wise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel 

7 initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 

8 2023, shall be ineligible for any relief under the 

9 immigration laws, including under this section, 

10 section 208, and section 2242 of the Omnibus 

11 Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Ap12 propriations Act, 1999 (and any regulations 

13 issued pursuant to such section).’’. 

14 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

16 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘subpara17 graph (B) or (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B), (F), 

18 or (H)’’. 

19 (d) REPORT REQUIRED ON PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS

20 TERRORISM AGAINST ISRAEL.—Beginning not later than 

21 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

22 each year thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

23 shall submit a report to Congress, including the number 

24 of aliens who were— 


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1 (1) found to be inadmissible under section 

2 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality 

3 Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(H)); and 

4 (2) described in section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Im5 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

6 1182(a)(3)(H)) and found to be removable pursuant 

7 to section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Na8 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)). 

Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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