[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S165-S166]
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SA 4189. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 6938, making consolidated
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) This section may be cited as the ``No
Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2026''.
(b) 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) 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).''.
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(d) 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)''.
(e) 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 such 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)).
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