Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Act of 2022
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 20, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jul 20, 2022
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 20, 2022
House · Introduced
Introduced in House
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Bacon
RRepublican
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