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Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit leaders of certain religious denominations from being admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(R) of that Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict eligibility for R visas, which are immigration visas for religious workers coming to work for religious organizations in the United States. The bill prohibits individuals who hold certain Islamic religious leadership titles from being admitted under the R visa category, specifically individuals with titles including Imam, Grand Imam, Shaykha, Mufti, Grand Mufti, Ayatollah, or Grand Ayatollah. The restriction applies only to individuals with these specific titles; other religious workers and individuals with different titles would continue to be eligible for R visas under existing law. The bill does not affect other visa categories or immigration pathways for these individuals. This change would prevent religious leaders with these titles from entering the United States on R visas to work for religious organizations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Chip Roy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $112,464
- SBG $13,200
- HUFFINES COMMUNITIES $10,250
- Q2 BANKING $9,900
- WOODFOREST FINANCIAL GROUP $8,700
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Chip Roy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 19, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 19, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2026
Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit leaders of certain religious denominations from being admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(R) of that Act, 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 “Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs Act”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON R VISAS FOR LEADERS OF CERTAIN RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(s) Limitation on R Visas for Leaders of Certain Religious Denominations.—An alien may not be admitted under section 101(a)(15)(R) if the alien has any of the following titles:
“(1) Imam or grand imam.
“(2) Shaykha.
“(3) Mufti or grand mufti.
“(4) Ayatollah or grand ayatollah.”. <all>
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