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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 176

Passed House

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025

Sponsor
RTom McClintock· California
Introduced
January 3, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.December 2, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 176 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 176 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 2, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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)). Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2025. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.

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