Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3237 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3237 To consider, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that officers, officials, representatives, spokespersons, and members of Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS, and individuals who endorse or espouse terrorist activities conducted by such organizations are engaged in terrorist activity. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2025 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Daines, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To consider, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that officers, officials, representatives, spokespersons, and members of Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS, and individuals who endorse or espouse terrorist activities conducted by such organizations are engaged in terrorist activity. 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 ``Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HAMAS, PALESTINE ISLAMIC JIHAD, HEZBOLLAH, AL- QAEDA, AND ISIS OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS AMONG ALIENS ENGAGED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY. Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) is amended, in the undesignated matter following subclause (IX), by striking ``or spokesman of the Palestine Liberation Organization'' and inserting ``spokesperson, or member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al- Qaeda, ISIS, or any su