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HR 176 Passed a chamber

Bars from admission and from immigration relief any noncitizen who carried out, took part in, financed, or otherwise facilitated Hamas attacks against Israel that began October 7, 2023.

Official title: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Approved by committee 26-FEB-2025
Reported 21-MAR-2025
On the calendar 21-MAR-2025
Passed 01-DEC-2025
Senate
Received 02-DEC-2025
Key points
  • Makes noncitizens who took part in or supported the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel inadmissible under section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  • Makes them ineligible for relief under immigration laws, including asylum and withholding of removal.
  • Makes them removable under section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  • Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to Congress each year, starting one year after enactment, on how many people were found inadmissible or removable under these provisions.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 01-DEC-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Immigration

Sponsor Tom McClintock (R-CA) Cosponsors · 19
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