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Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act
To consider, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that officers, officials, representatives, spokespersons, and members of Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS, and individuals who endorse or espouse terrorist activities conducted by such organizations are engaged in terrorist activity.
Summary
The Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of individuals engaged in terrorist activity for purposes of immigration law. The bill would specify that officers, officials, representatives, spokespersons, and members of Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and any successor or affiliate groups are considered to be engaged in terrorist activity. The bill would also include individuals who endorse or espouse terrorist activities conducted by any of these organizations. These designations would make such individuals inadmissible to the United States under immigration law. The bill modifies an existing provision that previously specified only spokespersons of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
8 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Nov 20, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Nov 20, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 20, 2025
Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Daines, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To consider, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that officers, officials, representatives, spokespersons, and members of Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS, and individuals who endorse or espouse terrorist activities conducted by such organizations are engaged in terrorist activity.
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 “Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HAMAS, PALESTINE ISLAMIC JIHAD, HEZBOLLAH, AL- QAEDA, AND ISIS OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS AMONG ALIENS ENGAGED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY.
Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) is amended, in the undesignated matter following subclause (IX), by striking “or spokesman of the Palestine Liberation Organization” and inserting “spokesperson, or member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al- Qaeda, ISIS, or any successor or affiliate group, or who endorses or espouses terrorist activities conducted by any of the aforementioned groups,”. <all>
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