119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2297


To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include subjection to a foreign intelligence security law as a ground of inadmissibility and deportability.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 16, 2025

Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include subjection to a foreign intelligence security law as a ground of inadmissibility and deportability.

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 “Preventing Intelligence Gathering from Foreign Adversaries Act”.

SEC. 2. Subjection to foreign intelligence security law as grounds of inadmissibility and deportability.

(a) Inadmissibility.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(H) SUBJECTION TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SECURITY LAW.—Any alien who is subject to a law of any foreign country that requires such alien to provide access to, cooperation with, or support for, the intelligence-gathering activities or operations of such county is inadmissible.”.

(b) Deportability.—Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(G) SUBJECTION TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SECURITY LAW.—Any alien who is subject to a law of any foreign country that requires such alien to provide access to, cooperation with, or support for, the intelligence-gathering activities or operations of such county is deportable.”.