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S. 2297

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2297, the Preventing Intelligence Gathering from Foreign Adversaries Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 16, 2025 by Sen. Rick Scott (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 2297 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2297/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2297 IS: Preventing Intelligence Gathering from Foreign Adversaries Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-17
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2297  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 16, 2025   Mr. Scott of Florida  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include subjection to a foreign intelligence security law as a ground of inadmissibility and deportability.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Intelligence Gathering from Foreign Adversaries Act  .
2.
Subjection to foreign intelligence security law as grounds of inadmissibility and deportability
(a)
Inadmissibility
Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(H)
Subjection to foreign intelligence security law
Any alien who is subject to a law of any foreign country that requires such alien to provide access to, cooperation with, or support for, the intelligence-gathering activities or operations of such county is inadmissible.
 .
(b)
Deportability
Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(G)
Subjection to foreign intelligence security law
Any alien who is subject to a law of any foreign country that requires such alien to provide access to, cooperation with, or support for, the intelligence-gathering activities or operations of such county is deportable.
 .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-16
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include subjection to a foreign intelligence security law as a ground of inadmissibility and deportability.

Sponsors

Sen. Rick Scott (R) sponsors S. 2297 alone.

Rick Scott

Sen. · R–FL · Sponsor

Committees

S. 2297 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jul 16, 2025

Actions

S. 2297 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 16, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jul 16, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2297 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2297 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Preventing Intelligence Gathering from Foreign Adversaries Act — Display Title
  • Preventing Intelligence Gathering from Foreign Adversaries Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include subjection to a foreign intelligence security law as a ground of inadmissibility and deportability. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2297 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2297’s is Immigration.

s2297/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com