[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S165-S166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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