No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel.
Under this bill, members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad or Hamas or individuals who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel may not be admitted into the United States.
The bill also expands an existing admissions bar against officers, representatives, and spokespersons of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Under this bill, all PLO members are barred from admission into the United States.
The bill also prohibits any non-U.S. national who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks from seeking any immigration-related relief or protections, including (1) protection from being deported to a country where the individual's life or freedom would be threatened, or (2) asylum in the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security must annually report to Congress the number of individuals found to be inadmissible or deportable due to their participation in or facilitation of the attacks.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 176 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 176
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who
carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or
otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Tenney,
Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Crank)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who
carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or
otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel.
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 Immigration Benefits for Hamas
Terrorists Act''.
SEC. 2. ALIENS WHO CARRIED OUT, PARTICIPATED IN, PLANNED, FINANCED,
SUPPORTED, OR OTHERWISE FACILITATED ATTACKS AGAINST
ISRAEL.
(a) Participants in Hamas Terrorism Against Israel.--Section
212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3))
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter following
subclause (IX)--
(A) by inserting ``Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or
Hamas'' after ``Palestine Liberation Organization'';
and
(B) by inserting ``member,'' after
``representative,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) Participants in hamas terrorism against
israel.--Any alien who carried out, participated in,
planned, financed, afforded material support to, or
otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel
initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, is
inadmissible.''.
(b) Ineligibility for Relief.--Section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(D) Ineligibility for relief.--Any alien who
carried out, participated in, planned, financed,
afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated
any of the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas
beginning on October 7, 2023, shall be ineligible for
any relief under the immigration laws, including under
this section, section 208, and section 2242 of the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (and any regulations issued
pursuant to such section).''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking
``subparagraph (B) or (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B), (F), or
(H)''.
(d) Report Required on Participants in Hamas Terrorism Against
Israel.--Beginning not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress, including the
number of aliens who were--
(1) found to be inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(H) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(H));
and
(2) described in section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(H)) and found to be
removable pursuant to section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-27.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-27.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4926–4928)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 176.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.