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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to…

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States.

Introduced: March 10, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 1994
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 24, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4018-4019)
May 14, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Mar 10, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 10, 1993
Introduced in House
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Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States.

What's happening now February 23, 1994

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 6, 1993
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Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Mar 10, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1279: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1279/
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"H.R. 1279: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1279/.
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H.R. 1279, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1279/.
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[H.R. 1279: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1279/)
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