Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act

Bill: 118-hr-6200
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-11-02
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-11-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act</strong></p><p>This bill statutorily&nbsp;disqualifies a non-U.S. national (<em>alien</em> under federal law) affiliated with one or more groups from receiving a visa or admission to the United States.&nbsp;</p><p>The disqualification applies to a non-U.S. national&nbsp;who (1) is affiliated with Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Palestine Islamic Jihad, or a successor group; or (2)  endorses or espouses terrorist activities conducted by these groups.</p><p>Current law bars members of designated terrorist organizations from receiving a visa or admission into the United States. The organizations named in this bill have already been designated as&nbsp;terrorist organizations by the Department of State.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6200 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2023 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. McCaul , Mr. Guest , and Mr. Roy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To consider, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that officers, officials, representatives, spokespersons, and members of Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, Palestine Islamic Jihad, and ISIS, and individuals who endorse or espouse terrorist activities conducted by such organizations are engaged in terrorist activity.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act . 2. Inclusion of Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, Palestine Islamic Jihad, and ISIS officials and members among aliens engaged in terrorist activity Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B) ) is amended, in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (IX), by striking or spokesman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and inserting spokesperson, or member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Palestine Islamic Jihad, or any successor or affiliate group, or who endorses or espouses terrorist activities conducted by any of the aforementioned groups, .