Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9683
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>Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of <em>engaging in terrorist activity</em> to include threatening, attempting, or conspiring to take certain acts considered to be terrorist activity under current law, such as gathering information on potential targets for terrorist activity. </p> <p>Currently, non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) who engage in terrorist activity are barred from admission into the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9683 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 expand the definition of engage in terrorist activity , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022 . 2. Expansion of definition of engage in terrorist activity Section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (V)(cc), by striking or at the end; (2) in subclause (VI)(dd), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (VII) to threaten, attempt, or conspire to take any action described in subclauses (III) through (VI). .