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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 176 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2025 

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

Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. EDWARDS, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. HUNT, and Mr. 

CRANK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Immigration Bene5 fits for Hamas Terrorists Act’’. 


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

2 PLANNED, FINANCED, SUPPORTED, OR OTH3 ERWISE FACILITATED ATTACKS AGAINST 

4 ISRAEL. 

5 (a) PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS TERRORISM AGAINST

6 ISRAEL.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Na7 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter fol9 lowing subclause (IX)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘Palestinian Islamic 

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

12 Organization’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘member,’’ after ‘‘rep14 resentative,’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(H) PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS TERRORISM

17 AGAINST ISRAEL.—Any alien who carried out, 

18 participated in, planned, financed, afforded ma19 terial support to, or otherwise facilitated any of 

20 the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas 

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

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

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

24 1231(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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

2 alien who carried out, participated in, planned, 

3 financed, afforded material support to, or other4 wise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel 

5 initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 

6 2023, shall be ineligible for any relief under the 

7 immigration laws, including under this section, 

8 section 208, and section 2242 of the Omnibus 

9 Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Ap10 propriations Act, 1999 (and any regulations 

11 issued pursuant to such section).’’. 

12 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

13 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

14 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘subpara15 graph (B) or (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B), (F), 

16 or (H)’’. 

17 (d) REPORT REQUIRED ON PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS

18 TERRORISM AGAINST ISRAEL.—Beginning not later than 

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

20 each year thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

21 shall submit a report to Congress, including the number 

22 of aliens who were— 

23 (1) found to be inadmissible under section 

24 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality 

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


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1 (2) described in section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Im2 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

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

4 to section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Na5 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)). 

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