No Foreign Adversaries Residing in our Communities Act or the No FARC Act
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.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6237 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6237
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.
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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
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Foreign Adversaries Residing in
our Communities Act'' or the ``No FARC Act''.
SEC. 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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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