Legislation· Feb 2024Sponsored by Tom McClintock (R)
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
Bars members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the PLO from entering or staying in the US.
Tradeoff
Would block immigration eligibility for people involved with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the PLO, or the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. Would impose minimal federal administrative costs to enforce the restrictions.
What's in it
Negligible federal cost (between -$500,000 and zero) over 10 years (2024–2033).
The $500K or less is just the federal cost to administer the immigration eligibility restriction — the policy's real impact is on foreign nationals deemed ineligible for entry, , or relief from deportation.
The House passed this bill 422-2 on January 31, 2024. The bill expired with the 118th Congress without Senate action.
House
Introduced
(Dec 7, 2023)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(Dec 7, 2023)
House
The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor
Reported 24 - 0(Jan 18, 2024)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-358.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #28 · Jan 31, 2024)
422 yeanay 2Senate
Received from the House
on the Judiciary(Feb 1, 2024)
Passage votes· Jan 31, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025