Preventing Terrorist Entry Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9682
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2022-12-22
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preventing Terrorist Entry Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill bars non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) who are former members or representatives of terrorist organizations from admission into the United States. (Current law bars current members and representatives.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2022 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make inadmissible past representatives or members of terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Terrorist Entry Act of 2022 . 2. Inadmissibility of past representatives or members of terrorist organizations Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i) ) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended— (1) in subclause (IV) (in the matter preceding item (aa)), by inserting or has been before a representative ; (2) in subclause (V), by inserting the term or has been before a member ; and (3) in subclause (VI), by inserting the term or has been before a member .