No FARC Act

Bill: 117-hr-6237
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2021-12-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Foreign Adversaries Residing in our Communities Act or the No FARC Act</strong></p> <p>This bill bars any alien who is a present or former member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (also known as FARC) from being admitted into the United States or receiving a visa. The President may waive this prohibition on a case-by-case basis only by certifying to Congress that the waiver is in the U.S. national interest. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6237 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2021 Ms. Salazar (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Steube , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Waltz , Mr. Van Drew , Ms. Herrell , and Mr. Jackson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prevent the admission of any member or leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) into the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Foreign Adversaries Residing in our Communities Act or the No FARC Act . 2. Preventing entry of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Participants (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a consular officer shall deny all classes of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall deny admission into the United States to, any alien who the Secretary of State determines is a present member or was a former member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). (b) Waiver The President may waive the application of subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis only if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate that the admission of a specified alien is in the national interests of the United States.