H.R. 4397

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4397 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4397

To require the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a 
foreign terrorist organization, to direct the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to Congress regarding such designation, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 15, 2025

Mr. Diaz-Balart (for himself, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Fine, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
Fleischmann, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Barr) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned

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A BILL

To require the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a 
foreign terrorist organization, to direct the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to Congress regarding such designation, and for other 
purposes.

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 ``Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist 
Designation Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED 
STATES.

(a) Findings; Determinations.--Section 1002 of the Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5201) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Hamas is a Muslim Brotherhood branch, according to 
its charter, which describes Hamas as `one of the wings of the 
Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine';
``(9) the Counter Terrorism Guide, published by the 
National Counterterrorism Center, states Hamas's `roots are in 
the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood';
``(10) Hamas has been designated as a foreign terrorist 
organization by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189(a)) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist 
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 
relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism);
``(11) on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists committed the 
worst 1-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, which 
included the murder, kidnapping, or disappearance of at least 
53 United States citizens;
``(12) the Muslim Brotherhood functions as a global 
organization and provides material support to Muslim 
Brotherhood branches in countries and territories by providing 
political support, financial resources, training, services, 
expert advice, and communications assistance; and
``(13) Muslim Brotherhood branches have sought to 
destabilize and undermine United States allies and partners 
throughout the Middle East, including in Bahrain, Egypt, 
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and have 
been outlawed as a terrorist group by the governments of those 
countries.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the PLO and its 
affiliates are a terrorist organization and'' and replacing 
with ``the PLO, the Muslim Brotherhood, and their affiliates 
are terrorist organizations and are''.
(b) Prohibitions.--Section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 
(22 U.S.C. 5202) is amended--
(1) in the section title, by striking ``PLO'' and inserting 
``the PLO and the Muslim Brotherhood'';
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
any of its'' and inserting ``, the Muslim Brotherhood, or any 
of their respective''; and
(3) by striking ``or any of its'' each place such phrase 
appears and inserting ``, the Muslim Brotherhood, or any of 
their''.
(c) Termination.--Section 1005(b) of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 
(22 U.S.C. 5201 note) is amended by inserting ``, with respect to 
prohibitions regarding the PLO,'' after ``this title''.
(d) Immigration Restrictions.--The Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 
U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1006. MANDATORY INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE 
FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS.

``The Secretary of State shall impose the sanctions authorized 
under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and 
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741d(b)(1)) with respect 
to any foreign person the President determines, based on credible 
evidence, is a Muslim Brotherhood member, including the measures--
``(1) related to inadmissibility and ineligibility 
described in subparagraph (A) of such section; and
``(2) requiring the immediate revocation of current visas 
in accordance with subparagraph (B) of such section.

``SEC. 1007. DEFINITIONS.

``In this title:
``(1) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' means an 
individual or entity that is not a United States person.
``(2) Muslim brotherhood.--The term `Muslim Brotherhood' 
means the Society of the Muslim Brothers (also known as `Jamyc 
at al-Ikhwyn al-Muslimzn').
``(3) Muslim brotherhood branch.--The term `Muslim 
Brotherhood branch' means any entity that is a branch, charity, 
or organization that is directly or indirectly owned or 
controlled, or otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated with 
the Muslim Brotherhood including--
``(A) Hamas and Lajnat al-Daawa al-Islamiya; and
``(B) any other such organization operating in 
Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, 
France, Gaza, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, 
Jordan, Judea and Samaria, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, 
Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, 
Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, 
Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, 
Yemen, or in any other country or jurisdiction 
identified by the Secretary of State.
``(4) Muslim brotherhood member.--The term `Muslim 
Brotherhood member' means an individual who is a member of, 
under the control of, or serving as a representative of, the 
Muslim Brotherhood or a Muslim Brotherhood branch.
``(5) United states person.--The term `United States 
person' means--
``(A) a United States citizen;
``(B) a permanent resident of the United States;
``(C) a foreign national who is residing in the 
United States; and
``(D) an entity organized under the laws of the 
United States or of any jurisdiction of the United 
States, including a foreign branch of such an 
entity.''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ENTITIES AS FOREIGN TERRORIST 
ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Muslim brotherhood; muslim brotherhood branch; muslim 
brotherhood member.--The terms ``Muslim Brotherhood'', ``Muslim 
Brotherhood branch'', and ``Muslim Brotherhood member'' have 
the meanings given such terms in section 1007 of the Anti-
Terrorism Act of 1987, as added by section 2(d).
(2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives.
(b) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the relevant congressional committees that--
(1) identifies all Muslim Brotherhood branches, including 
branches operating in the countries and jurisdictions described 
in section 1007(2)(B) of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, as 
added by section 2(d); and
(2) for each such Muslim Brotherhood branch, includes a 
determination of whether--
(A) the Muslim Brotherhood branch has been 
designated pursuant to any of the authorities described 
in subsection (c); and
(B) the activities of such Muslim Brotherhood 
branch meets the criteria for such designation, or 
whether such entities engaged in conduct that may be 
constitute a ground for such designation, pursuant to 
any of the authorities described in subsection (c).
(c) Authorities Described.--The authorities described in this 
subsection are the laws authorizing the designation of an entity as--
(1) a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); or
(2) a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who 
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
(d) Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the 
sanctions described in paragraph (3) with respect to the Muslim 
Brotherhood or any successor organization.
(2) Sanctions against muslim brotherhood branches.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
submission of each report pursuant to subsection (b), 
in the case of any positive determination made related 
to a Muslim Brotherhood branch the President shall 
impose--
(i) the sanctions described in paragraph 
(3)(A) on any Muslim Brotherhood branch that 
has been designated pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2)(A); and
(ii) the sanctions described in paragraph 
(3)(B) on any Muslim Brotherhood branch whose 
activities meet the criteria for such 
designation in accordance with subsection 
(b)(2)(B).
(B) Minimum period.--The President may not remove 
the sanctions described in paragraph (3) from the 
Muslim Brotherhood during the 4-year period beginning 
on the date of the report in which such positive 
determination regarding a Muslim Brotherhood branch was 
made.
(3) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this 
paragraph are--
(A) designation as a foreign terrorist organization 
pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); and
(B) imposition of the sanctions applicable with 
respect to a foreign person pursuant to Executive Order 
13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 
property and prohibiting transactions with persons who 
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
(e) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if 
appropriate.
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