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HR 9683 117th Congress House Immigration

Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022

Introduced: December 22, 2022 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022

This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of engaging in terrorist activity to include threatening, attempting, or conspiring to take certain acts considered to be terrorist activity under current law, such as gathering information on potential targets for terrorist activity.

Currently, non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who engage in terrorist activity are barred from admission into the United States.

What's happening now December 22, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9683: Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9683/
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"H.R. 9683: Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9683/.
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H.R. 9683, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9683/.
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