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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 2, 2023
Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act
This bill statutorily disqualifies a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) affiliated with one or more groups from receiving a visa or admission to the United States.
The disqualification applies to a non-U.S. national 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.
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 terrorist organizations by the Department of State.
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Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] · R–TX
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