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No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
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H. R. 176 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 17

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 176

[Report No. 119–27]


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.

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

March 21, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Self, Mr. Mann, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Cline

March 21, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2025]

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 of 2025”.

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)).

Union Calendar No. 17

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 176
[Report No. 119–27]
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.
March 21, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed