H.R. 6200: Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: Nov. 2, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Nov. 2, 2023)
Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act
This bill statutorily disqualifies a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) affiliated with one or more groups from receiving a visa or admission to the United States.
The disqualification applies to a non-U.S. national who (1) is affiliated with Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Palestine Islamic Jihad, or a successor group; or (2) endorses or espouses terrorist activities conducted by these groups.
Current law bars members of designated terrorist organizations from receiving a visa or admission into the United States. The organizations named in this bill have already been designated as terrorist organizations by the Department of State.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) (Nov. 2, 2023)
Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS-3) (Nov. 2, 2023)
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) (Nov. 2, 2023)
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD-1) (Nov. 7, 2023)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) (April 23, 2024)
Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ-2) (June 7, 2024)