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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5101 
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to Tunisia, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. CROW) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to 
Tunisia, 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 ‘‘Tunisia Democracy 
Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to support the 
restoration of democracy in Tunisia and to oppose the au-
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thoritarian takeover by the illegitimate regime led by Kais 
Saied. 
SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT 
OF TUNISIA. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fund-
ing may be appropriated or otherwise made available to 
any security services or units in Tunisia which are linked 
to human rights abuses, domestic repression, or the under-
mining of democracy in Tunisia. 
SEC. 4. SANCTIONS. 
(a) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
make publicly available on a website of the Federal Gov-
ernment, a list of foreign persons that— 
(1) the President determines to be engaged 
in— 
(A) actions that undermine democratic 
processes or institutions of Tunisia; or 
(B) significant corruption in Tunisia; and 
(2) the President determines to be knowingly 
responsible for or complicit in serious human rights 
abuses committed against the citizens of Tunisia, or 
their family members, including the forced dis-
appearance, arrest, detention, or charging of polit-
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ical prisoners, activists, journalists, or lawyers for 
opposing the regime led by Kais Saied. 
(b) PERSONS TO BE INCLUDED ON LIST.—In devel-
oping the list required by subsection (a), the President 
shall consider for inclusion on the list officials of the Gov-
ernment of Tunisia, if they meet criteria for inclusion 
under subparagraph (a)(1) and (a)(2). 
(c) UPDATES TO LIST.—The President shall update 
the list required by subsection (a) every six months for 
a period of four years. 
(d) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 
the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with re-
spect to each foreign person on the list required by 
subsection (a). 
(2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) PROPERTY BLOCKING.—The President 
shall exercise all powers granted by the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in all prop-
erty and interests in property of a person on 
the list required by subsection (a) if such prop-
erty and interests in property are in the United 
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States, come within the United States, or are or 
come within the possession or control of a 
United States person. 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) identifies 
as on the list required by subsection (a) 
is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing 
consular officer, the Secretary of 
State, or the Secretary of Homeland 
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Security (or a designee of one of such 
Secretaries) shall, in accordance with 
section 221(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), 
revoke any visa or other entry docu-
mentation issued to an alien who the 
Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security (or a designee of 
one of such Secretaries) identifies as 
on the list required by subsection (a), 
regardless of when the visa or other 
documentation is issued. 
(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I)— 
(aa) shall take effect imme-
diately; and 
(bb) shall automatically can-
cel any other valid visa or entry 
documentation that is in the 
alien’s possession. 
(3) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, li-
cense, or order issued to carry out paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
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sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that 
commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) 
of that section. 
(4) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA-
TIONS
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect 
to an alien if admitting the alien into the United 
States 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 
agreements. 
(e) SUSPENSION.—The President may suspend in 
whole or in part the imposition of sanctions otherwise re-
quired under this section if the President determines that 
the following criteria have been met in Tunisia: 
(1) Tunisia has restored the democratic con-
stitution of 2014. 
(2) Free and fair elections have been held in 
Tunisia, pursuant to the 2014 constitution, under 
international monitoring and supervision. 
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(3) All Tunisian political prisoners have been 
released including activists, journalists, former mem-
bers of Parliament, and others who have been un-
justly detained by the regime of Kais Saied. 
(f) EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVER.— 
(1) EXEMPTIONS.—Activities and transactions 
shall be exempt from sanctions authorized under this 
section that are necessary to comply with United 
States obligations under— 
(A) the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
tions and the United States; 
(B) the Convention on Consular Relations, 
done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered 
into force March 19, 1967; or 
(C) any other international agreement to 
which the United States is a party. 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may, for periods 
not to exceed 180 days, waive the application of any 
provision of this section with respect to a foreign 
person if the President certifies to Congress that 
such a waiver is in the national security interests of 
the United States. 
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SEC. 5. STRATEGY TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY IN TUNISIA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to Con-
gress a strategy regarding steps that can be taken to re-
store democracy to Tunisia, including restoring Tunisian 
democratic institutions such as the Parliament and the 
independent judiciary, as well as restoring the democratic 
constitution of 2014. 
SEC. 6. SUNSET. 
This Act shall cease to be effective beginning on the 
date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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