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H.R. 5495

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5495, the SEVER Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 18, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5495 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb5495/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5495 IH: Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-18
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5495  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 18, 2025   Ms. Tenney  (for herself,  Mr. Ogles , and  Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require the denial of admission to the United States for individuals subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act   or the   SEVER Act  .
2.
Denial of visas to certain representatives to United Nations
Section 407(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( Public Law 101–246 ;  8 U.S.C. 1102  note) is amended by striking  ; and  and inserting  , or is subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701  note; relating to imposing sanctions with respect to Iran), as in effect on September 16, 2025; and .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-09-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the denial of admission to the United States for individuals subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 5495, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5495 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Sep 18, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5495 has taken 2 actions since Sep 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 5495 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5495.

Titles

H.R. 5495 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SEVER Act — Display Title
  • SEVER Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the denial of admission to the United States for individuals subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5495 in 2 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 Defense, Education, Science/Technology, Agriculture, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIREIssues pertaining to higher education, science, and research.New Hampshire11$40K
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FDD ACTION11—
LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRIA PAOLOZZI MOORE111
AMANDA BRUNO111
BRIDGET KRIEGER111
GRIFFIN REINECKE111
JACK GOODMAN-CHENG111
MATTHEW REID ZWEIG111
NICHOLAS STEWART111
TOBY DERSHOWITZ111
TYLER STAPLETON111
ZACHARY JUTCOVICH111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRELEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5495 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5495’s is International Affairs.

hr5495/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture 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 DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5495, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 153 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 5495.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H4457]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com