H.R. 176 Passed the House Immigration

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] Introduced January 3, 2025 Cosponsors 19 (19 R) Latest action December 2, 2025

Summary

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel.
Under this bill, members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad or Hamas or individuals who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel may not be admitted into the United States.
The bill also expands an existing admissions bar against officers, representatives, and spokespersons of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Under this bill, all PLO members are barred from admission into the United States.
The bill also prohibits any non-U.S. national who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks from seeking any immigration-related relief or protections, including (1) protection from being deported to a country where the individual's life or freedom would be threatened, or (2) asylum in the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security must annually report to Congress the number of individuals found to be inadmissible or deportable due to their participation in or facilitation of the attacks.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Dec 2, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Dec 1, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 1, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
  4. Dec 1, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 176.
  5. Dec 1, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4926–4928)
  6. Dec 1, 2025 Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Mar 21, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
  8. Mar 21, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-27.
  9. Feb 26, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Feb 26, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  12. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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