[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 24 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1456. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer) 
to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive 
reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans 
Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INELIGIBILITY FOR IMMIGRATION BENEFITS OF ALIENS WHO 
                   CARRIED OUT, PARTICIPATED IN, PLANNED, 
                   FINANCED, SUPPORTED, OR OTHERWISE FACILITATED 
                   ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``No 
     Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act''.
       (b) 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.''.
       (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) 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).''.
       (e) Report Required on Participants in Hamas Terrorism 
     Against Israel.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to 
     Congress that identifies the number of aliens who, during the 
     period covered by the report--
       (1) were found to be inadmissible under section 
     212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(a)(3)(H)); or
       (2) were 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)).
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