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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4941 
To direct the Secretary of State to implement certain travel conditions for 
officials of certain countries, entities, and United Nations organizations 
for attending any official meeting of the United Nations at the United 
Nations Headquarters Building in New York City. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 8, 2025 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to implement certain travel 
conditions for officials of certain countries, entities, and 
United Nations organizations for attending any official 
meeting of the United Nations at the United Nations 
Headquarters Building in New York City. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Limiting Extremist 
Travel to the United Nations Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRAVEL CONDITIONS REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall im-
plement travel conditions described in subsection (b) for 
the officials of the following countries, entities, and United 
Nations organizations for attending any official meeting 
of the United Nations at the United Nations Head-
quarters Building in New York City: 
(1) Any official of Iran. 
(2) Any official whom the Secretary of State 
certifies maintains any official association or mem-
bership with any Foreign Terrorist Organization 
(FTO), to include any political wing of such organi-
zation. 
(3) Any official of a United Nations organiza-
tion to which the United States is not a member. 
(b) TRAVEL
CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law: 
(1) Any official described in paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (a) attending any official meeting 
of the United Nations, to include the United Nations 
General Assembly, may not be physically present 
outside of the following areas: 
(A) The closest route between John F. 
Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark 
Liberty 
International 
Airport 
(EWR), 
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Teterboro Airport (TEB) and the United Na-
tions Headquarters Building. 
(B) The closest route between the United 
Nations Headquarters Building and— 
(i) the official’s hotel or other accom-
modation; or 
(ii) the official’s representative office 
to the United Nations. 
(C) Additionally, the Secretary of State 
may only permit the validity of such visa for no 
more than one day prior to the commencement 
of, or one day following the closing of the 
United Nations General Assembly meeting. 
(2) Any official of any United Nations organi-
zation which the United States is not a member may 
not be physically present outside of the 25-mile ra-
dius of the United Nations Headquarters Building, 
and may not be physically present at any institute 
of higher education within such 25-mile radius of 
the United Nations Headquarters Building. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The following exceptions shall 
apply with respect to the travel conditions described in 
subsection (b): 
(1) If the closest route to and from JFK, 
EWR, or TEB airports is not accessible or there ex-
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ists a reasonable security concern, as determined by 
the Department of State or Department of Home-
land Security, then the next closest route may be 
utilized. 
(2) If the closest route between the United Na-
tions Headquarters Building and the official’s hotel 
or other accommodation or the official’s representa-
tive office to the United Nations is not accessible or 
there exists a reasonable security concern, as deter-
mined by the Department of State or Department of 
Homeland Security, then the next closest route may 
be utilized. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to apply to an individual who is 
a United States citizen or legal permanent resident. 
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