Tom McClintock (R-CA)
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 19 Republican cosponsors · See all 19 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025," aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. It targets aliens who participated in, planned, financed, or supported attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas starting October 7, 2023. The act would make such individuals inadmissible to the United States. Additionally, it strips these individuals of eligibility for various forms of immigration relief. Finally, it requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit annual reports to Congress regarding these individuals.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this tighten control of the border?
The bill strengthens border control by making specific individuals inadmissible to the United States.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires annual reports to Congress detailing the number of inadmissible and removable aliens.
The opposite
- Scored -8
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The bill denies immigration relief and imposes inadmissibility on a specific group of people.
- Scored -7
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?
The bill removes the ability for specified individuals to seek legal relief or pathways to stay in the country.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Inadmissibility of those involved in attacks: Under Section 2, the bill classifies any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or facilitated attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas starting October 7, 2023, as inadmissible. This provides a mechanism to prevent these individuals from entering the country (Section 2(a)).
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Denial of immigration relief: The bill ensures that individuals involved in the specified attacks are ineligible for any relief under immigration laws, including relief under section 208 (Section 2(b)).
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Congressional Oversight: The Secretary of Homeland Security is required to submit a report to Congress every year regarding the number of aliens found to be inadmissible or removable under these specific provisions (Section 2(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of immigration relief eligibility: Any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, or facilitated attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, shall be ineligible for any relief under immigration laws, including under section 208 and section 2242 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Section 2(b)).
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Classification of additional groups as inadmissible: The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or Hamas" following "Palestine Liberation Organization" in the context of inadmissibility (Section 2(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — The bill denies immigration relief and imposes inadmissibility on a specific group of people.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires annual reports to Congress detailing the number of inadmissible and removable aliens.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this tighten control of the border? — The bill strengthens border control by making specific individuals inadmissible to the United States. Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens? — The bill removes the ability for specified individuals to seek legal relief or pathways to stay in the country.
- 12/2/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 12/1/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4926)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 176.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4926–4928)
- Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 3/21/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-27.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
- 2/26/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/22/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/7/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 1/6/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/3/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Josh BrecheenRepublican · Oklahoma
Ben ClineRepublican · Virginia
Jeff CrankRepublican · Colorado
Chuck EdwardsRepublican · North Carolina
Glenn GrothmanRepublican · Wisconsin
Andy HarrisRepublican · Maryland
Erin HouchinRepublican · Indiana
Wesley HuntRepublican · Texas
Jeff HurdRepublican · Colorado
Doug LaMalfaRepublican · California
Tracey MannRepublican · Kansas
Jay ObernolteRepublican · California
Burgess OwensRepublican · Utah
Harold RogersRepublican · Kentucky
Pete StauberRepublican · Minnesota
Keith SelfRepublican · Texas
Claudia TenneyRepublican · New York
Joe WilsonRepublican · South Carolina
Ann WagnerRepublican · Missouri