DEPORT Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8341 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8341 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require an attestation disavowing terrorist intent prior to naturalization of any alien. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Fine, Mr. Hunt, Ms. Mace, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require an attestation disavowing terrorist intent prior to naturalization of any alien. 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 ``Denaturalization and Expulsion of Persons who Orchestrate Radical Terrorism Act of 2026'' or as the ``DEPORT Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. TERRORISM ATTESTATION REQUIREMENT FOR NATURALIZATION. Section 316 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1427) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Terrorism Attestation.-- ``(1) In general.--As a condition of naturalization, each applicant shall execute under oath and under penalty of perjury a written attestation, on such form as the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe, that the applicant-- ``(A) has not been convicted of, or had charges pending for, any covered offense, as defined in paragraph (4), at the time of the naturalization application or oath of allegiance; and ``(B) does not, at the time of naturalization, possess an intent to commit any covered offense in the future. ``(2) Form requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection