Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act

HR 6200, the Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act, amends U.S. immigration law to expand the list of groups whose members are considered "engaged in terrorist activity." The bill specifically adds Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Palestine Islamic Jihad to the existing list, along with their spokespersons or members who endorse these groups' activities. This change directly affects foreign nationals who are members of, support, or endorse these designated groups, making them inadmissible to the United States. The key mechanism is updating the legal definition within the Immigration and Nationality Act to explicitly include these organizations in the criteria for denying visas or entry.