[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6679 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6679


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2024

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who 
    carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or 
           otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel.

    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 Immigration Benefits for Hamas 
Terrorists Act''.

SEC. 2. ALIENS WHO CARRIED OUT, PARTICIPATED IN, PLANNED, FINANCED, 
              SUPPORTED, OR OTHERWISE FACILITATED ATTACKS AGAINST 
              ISRAEL.

    (a) Participants in Hamas Terrorism Against Israel.--Section 
212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter following 
        subclause (IX)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or 
                Hamas'' after ``Palestine Liberation Organization''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``member,'' after 
                ``representative,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) Participants in hamas terrorism against 
                israel.--Any alien who carried out, participated in, 
                planned, financed, afforded material support to, or 
                otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel 
                initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, is 
                inadmissible.''.
    (b) Ineligibility for Relief.--Section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
                    ``(D) Ineligibility for relief.--Any alien who 
                carried out, participated in, planned, financed, 
                afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated 
                any of the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas 
                beginning on October 7, 2023, shall be ineligible for 
                any relief under the immigration laws, including under 
                this section, section 208, and section 2242 of the 
                Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
                Appropriations Act, 1999 (and any regulations issued 
                pursuant to such section).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 
``subparagraph (B) or (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B), (F), or 
(H)''.
    (d) Report Required on Participants in Hamas Terrorism Against 
Israel.--Beginning not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress, including the 
number of aliens who were--
            (1) found to be inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(H) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(H)); 
        and
            (2) described in section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(H)) and found to be 
        removable pursuant to section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)).

            Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.