Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act
This bill adds questions to certain visa, permanent residence, and naturalization applications concerning an applicant's association with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-TX | Mayra Flores | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Aug 12, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jul 19, 2022Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 119, July 19, 2022, page H6882.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to add questions to visa application forms, applications to register permanent residence or adjust status, and applications for naturalization, related to affiliation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, including any Basij organizations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
