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H.R. 176

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 176, the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Tom McClintock (R) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Dec 2, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 176 has 19 co-sponsors.

hb176/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 176 EH: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 176
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025  .
2.
Aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated attacks against Israel
(a)
Participants in Hamas Terrorism against Israel
Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter following subclause (IX)—
(A)
by inserting  Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or Hamas  after  Palestine Liberation Organization ; and
(B)
by inserting  member,   after  representative, ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(H)
Participants in Hamas Terrorism against Israel
Any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, is inadmissible.
 .
(b)
Ineligibility for relief
Section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(D)
Ineligibility for relief
Any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, shall be ineligible for any relief under the immigration laws, including under this section, section 208, and section 2242 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (and any regulations issued pursuant to such section).
 .
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B) ) is amended by striking  subparagraph (B) or (F)  and inserting  subparagraph (B), (F), or (H) .
(d)
Report required on participants in Hamas terrorism against Israel
Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress, including the number of aliens who were—
(1)
found to be inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(H) ); and
(2)
described in section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(H) ) and found to be removable pursuant to section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B) ).
      Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House2025-12-01
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb176/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel.

Under this bill, members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad or Hamas or individuals who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel may not be admitted into the United States.

The bill also expands an existing admissions bar against officers, representatives, and spokespersons of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Under this bill, all PLO members are barred from admission into the United States.

The bill also prohibits any non-U.S. national who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks from seeking any immigration-related relief or protections, including (1) protection from being deported to a country where the individual's life or freedom would be threatened, or (2) asylum in the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security must annually report to Congress the number of individuals found to be inadmissible or deportable due to their participation in or facilitation of the attacks.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom McClintock (R) sponsors H.R. 176, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 176 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Dec 2, 2025
Judiciary
Judiciary
Reported By · Mar 21, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 176, the latest H. Rept. 119-27.

  • H. Rept. 119-27 — NO IMMIGRATION BENEFITS FOR HAMAS TERRORISTS ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 176 has taken 13 actions since Jan 3, 2025, the latest on Dec 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 2, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Dec 1, 202515:38
House
Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 1, 202515:38
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4926–4928)
Dec 1, 202515:38
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 176.
Dec 1, 202515:55
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)

Votes

H.R. 176 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 176 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 176, the latest on May 27, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 176 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Immigration, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Foreign Relations, Banking, Religion, Defense, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
J STREET—District of Columbia17—
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.—New York11—
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)Nonprofit organizationCalifornia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
J STREET17—
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.11—
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRADLEY FREERICKS117
HANNAH FAJER117
KATHERINE DESCAMP-RENNER117
LILLIAN ADELSTEIN117
MICHAEL FARRELL-ROSEN117
HANNAH MORRIS115
BENJAMIN D'AVANZO111
ELIZABETH CULLEN111
LAUREN KATZ111
SAMANTHA GURSKY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
J STREETJ STREET2025 second_quarter$205K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 first_quarter$205K1st Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Amendme…
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 176 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 176’s is Immigration.

hr176/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 176 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Immigration status and procedures to Terrorism.

hr176/subjects.txt
Immigration status and proceduresIsraelMiddle EastTerrorism

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 176, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCLINTOCK:H.R. 176.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4The single subject of this legislation is:Immigration[Page H42]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com