REGIME Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9606
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-15
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Revoking Entry Granted to Iranian Mullahs and Elites Act of 2022 or the REGIME Act of 2022</b></p> <p>The bill requires the Department of State to conduct a review of certain Iranian officials and government employees, as well as their immediate family members, who currently have visas or who have applied for visas. If such individuals are determined to be ineligible for entry into the United States under specified laws, the State Department must revoke their visas.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9606 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2022 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Ms. Tenney , and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to review whether certain Iranian officials are eligible for entry into the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Revoking Entry Granted to Iranian Mullahs and Elites Act of 2022 or the REGIME Act of 2022 . 2. Review of eligibility for entry into the United States of certain Iranian officials (a) Review Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall conduct a review to determine whether any covered individual is ineligible for entry into the United States pursuant to section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103 ; 8 U.S.C. 1182 note) or pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8514 ). (b) Revocation of visa If the Secretary of State determines, pursuant to the review conducted under subsection (a), that a covered individual who is in possession of a visa is ineligible for entry into the United States, the Secretary shall revoke such visa. (c) Covered individual In this section, the term covered individual means an individual who, on the date of enactment of this Act, has a visa authorizing the individual to be admitted to the United States or has submitted an application for such a visa, and is— (1) an officer or employee of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or any subunit thereof (including Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarter and any other entity controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps); (2) an officer of any other branch of the Iranian armed forces; (3) an officer or employee of the Iranian law enforcement forces; (4) a former or current member, officer, or employee of the Iranian executive, judicial, or legislative branch, including the Assembly of Experts, the Guardian Council, the Expediency and Discernment Council, the Supreme National Security Council, and the Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution; (5) a former or current officer or employee of an entity controlled by the Office of the Supreme Leader; or (6) an immediate family member of any individual described in paragraphs (1) through (5). (d) Waiver The Secretary of State may waive the application of subsection (b) to a covered alien who is seeking a visa or who is in possession of a visa for the purpose of coming to the United States in transit to and from the headquarters district of the United Nations in accordance with the provisions of the Headquarters Agreement.