HR 176 · in committee · significant
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill bars members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the PLO from entering the United States.
- It affects non-U.S. citizens involved in those organizations or the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
- DHS must report annually on deportations and inadmissions under this rule, with no implementation timeline specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the government verify whether a non-citizen is affiliated with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or the PLO without access to comprehensive membership records?
- 02
What existing legal processes for deportation and inadmission would be affected by adding these specific organizations to the immigration bar?
- 03
Who bears the cost of the annual DHS reporting requirement, and what information would help Congress measure whether this policy achieves its stated goals?
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Sponsor · R-CA-5
Tom McClintock
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
19/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-12-02
Joining the bill
Wesley Hunt
R-TX-38 · original
Ann Wagner
R-MO-2 · original
Jeff Crank
R-CO-5 · original
Chuck Edwards
R-NC-11 · original
Joe Wilson
R-SC-2 · original
Claudia Tenney
R-NY-24 · original
Erin Houchin
R-IN-9 · original
Doug LaMalfa
R-CA-1
Jay Obernolte
R-CA-23
Josh Brecheen
R-OK-2
Harold Rogers
R-KY-5
Andy Harris
R-MD-1
+ 7 more
Legislative timeline
2025-12-02 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
2025-12-01 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 176.
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4926–4928)
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-03-21 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
2025-03-21 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-27.
2025-03-21 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-27.
2025-02-26 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2025-02-26 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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