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No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
H.R. 176, 119th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 01/03/2025
- Cosponsors
- 19
- Latest action
- 12/02/2025
About this bill
- Official title
- No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
- Sponsor
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/03/2025)
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel.
Under this bill, members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad or Hamas or individuals who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel may not be admitted into the United States.
The bill also expands an existing admissions bar against officers, representatives, and spokespersons of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Under this bill, all PLO members are barred from admission into the United States.
The bill also prohibits any non-U.S. national who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks from seeking any immigration-related relief or protections, including (1) protection from being deported to a country where the individual's life or freedom would be threatened, or (2) asylum in the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security must annually report to Congress the number of individuals found to be inadmissible or deportable due to their participation in or facilitation of the attacks.
Actions
Newest first
- 12/02/2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 12/01/2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 12/01/2025 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
- 12/01/2025
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)
- 12/01/2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 176.
- 12/01/2025 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4926-4928)
- 12/01/2025 · House
Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 03/21/2025 · House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
- 03/21/2025 · House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-27.
- 02/26/2025 · House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 02/26/2025 · House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 01/03/2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 01/03/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures, Israel, Middle East, Terrorism.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 12/02/2025