A bill to establish a new ground for inadmissibility for close relatives of foreign terrorists.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4526 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4526 To establish a new ground for inadmissibility for close relatives of foreign terrorists. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2026 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a new ground for inadmissibility for close relatives of foreign terrorists. 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 ``No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The United States has a sovereign right and duty to protect its national security by denying safe haven to individuals whose close family ties to enemies of the United States create unacceptable risks. (2) Current inadmissibility provisions related to terrorism are too narrow and discretionary to systematically evaluate the inadmissibility of-- (A) family members of designated terrorists; (B) senior officials of state sponsors of terrorism and other foreign adversaries; and (C) sanctioned kleptocrats. (3) Close family members of active threats often share access to networks, resources, and influence that can harm the United States. (4) Providing visas, lawful permanent residence, or other immigration benefits to close relatives of individuals referred to in paragraph (2) undermines our national security and emboldens our foreign adversaries. SEC. 3. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY OF COVERED FAMILY MEMBERS OF COVERED FOREIGN THREAT ACTORS. (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by