HR 8438
117th Congress
House
Immigration
Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jul 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Act of 2022
This bill statutorily establishes that current and former members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shall be considered to have engaged in terrorist activity for immigration purposes. The bill also (1) limits the authority of the Department of State to issue waivers to allow members of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations to enter the United States, and (2) gives Congress the authority to block the revocation of a Foreign Terrorist Organization designation.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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