I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3315 
To counter efforts by Hezbollah to conduct terrorist activities in Latin 
America, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To counter efforts by Hezbollah to conduct terrorist activities 
in Latin America, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘No Hezbollah In Our 
Hemisphere Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Iran and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, have 
been allowed to build their Latin American regional 
networks with impunity. 
(2) Hezbollah is not considered a terrorist orga-
nization in most countries south of the Rio Grande 
River. 
(3) In Latin America, the only countries that 
have designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organiza-
tion are Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, 
and Paraguay. 
(4) The ability of local authorities to monitor or 
prosecute Hezbollah and its local operatives is lim-
ited without such a designation. 
(5) Hezbollah has support from local authori-
tarian regimes aligned with the Islamic Republic of 
Iran, such as the Nicolas Maduro regime in Ven-
ezuela, which has essentially become Iran’s forward 
operating base in Latin America. 
(6) Hezbollah’s infrastructure in the Western 
Hemisphere continues to grow. 
(7) In recent years, Hezbollah’s focus in Latin 
America has been on infiltrating criminal networks, 
money laundering, and sophisticated smuggling op-
erations. 
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SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State 
should pursue aggressive efforts against Iranian proxy 
networks in the Western Hemisphere, including by— 
(1) demanding that governments put an end to 
the impunity enjoyed by designated individuals and 
entities or face the consequences described in this 
Act for their inaction; 
(2) working with allies, potentially through 
international forums, such as the Financial Action 
Task Force, to greylist government entities that co-
operate with Hezbollah; 
(3) engaging governments in Latin America to 
ensure they have adequate legislative tools to inves-
tigate terrorist activities and combat the financing of 
terrorism; and 
(4) persuading allies in the Latin America to 
designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, 
using Argentina’s model for designation as a blue-
print. 
SEC. 4. DEFINED TERM. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
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(2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
(5) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(6) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO TERRORIST 
SANCTUARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Attorney General, and the heads of other rel-
evant Federal agencies, shall— 
(1) conduct an assessment to determine wheth-
er any country, region, or jurisdiction in Latin 
America meets the definition of ‘‘terrorist sanc-
tuary’’ under section 140(d)(4) of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 
1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)(4)); and 
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(2) submit the results of such assessment to the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a determination 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall 
consider— 
(1) the extent to which Hezbollah or any other 
foreign terrorist organization (as designated pursu-
ant to section 219(a) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a))) operates freely, 
raises or transfers funds, recruits, or obtains safe 
haven within a given country, region, or jurisdiction; 
(2) whether the host government has knowingly 
tolerated, or has failed to take action to address, ter-
rorist activities after learning of their existence; and 
(3) any other factors relevant to the definition 
of ‘‘terrorist sanctuary’’ under section 140(d)(4) of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)(4)). 
SEC. 6. REVOCATION OF VISAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 
foreign individual the President determines is a govern-
ment official of any foreign state, subdivision, or munici-
pality designated as a terrorist sanctuary under section 
5 unless such official has taken significant, verifiable steps 
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to stop such activity or the relevant jurisdiction no longer 
meets the definition of terrorist sanctuary under section 
140(d)(4) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)(4)). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS AND ADMISSIONS 
TO THE UNITED STATES.—A foreign individual de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) inadmissible to the United States; 
(B) ineligible to receive a visa or other doc-
umentation to enter the United States; and 
(C) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or 
paroled into the United States or to receive any 
other benefit under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(2) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing consular 
officer or the Secretary of State (or a designee 
of the Secretary), in accordance with section 
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), shall revoke any visa or 
other entry documentation issued to a foreign 
individual described in subsection (a) regardless 
of when the visa or other entry documentation 
was issued. 
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(B) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A revoca-
tion under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) take effect immediately; and 
(ii) automatically cancel any other 
valid visa or entry documentation that is in 
the foreign individual’s possession. 
(C) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
this subsection. 
(c) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OBJECTIVES AND AGREEMENT REGARDING THE 
HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS.—Sanctions 
under subsection (b) shall not apply to a foreign person 
if admitting the person into the United States— 
(1) would further important law enforcement 
objectives; or 
(2) is necessary to permit the United States to 
comply with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Suc-
cess June 26, 1947, and entered into force Novem-
ber 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the 
United States, or other applicable international obli-
gations of the United States. 
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