[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 762 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 762
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny immigration
benefits to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed,
supported, or otherwise facilitated the October 2023 attacks against
Israel.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2025
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny immigration
benefits to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed,
supported, or otherwise facilitated the October 2023 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 undesignated matter
following subclause (IX)--
(A) by inserting ``senior member,'' after
``representative,''; and
(B) by inserting ``or an officer, official
representative, member, or spokesman of Palestinian
Islamic Jihad or Hamas'' after ``Palestine Liberation
Organization''; 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 relief
under this section, section 208 of this Act, section
2242 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1998 and 1999 (subdivision B of division G of
Public Law 105-277; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note), and any
regulations issued pursuant to such section 2242.''.
(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) Annual Report on Participants in Hamas Terrorism Against Israel
Seeking Admission to the United States.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that
identifies the number of aliens who--
(1) have been found to be inadmissible under section
212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added
by subsection (a)(2); and
(2) are described in such section 212(a)(3)(H) and have
been found to be removable pursuant to section 237(a)(4)(B) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection
(c).
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