H.R. 2606 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Judiciary, Apr 2, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStricter rules for relatives of terror suspects
This bill changes who can enter the United States when a family member has been barred for terrorist activity. Right now, a spouse or child can sometimes be admitted if they didn't know about the terrorism or have renounced it. The bill removes those exceptions, making it harder for these relatives to get in. It also makes people who were admitted under those old exceptions deportable—meaning they could be removed from the country.
How it affects you
This primarily affects families of individuals barred from the U.S. for terrorist activity. Spouses and children in these situations would face stricter barriers to entering or staying in the country, even if they had no knowledge of or involvement in the terrorist activity. For most Americans, this doesn't create a direct personal change, though it does shift immigration policy on this specific issue.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 2, 2025)
Stop Importing Terrorism Act
This bill tightens U.S. admission restrictions on a spouse or child of certain individuals barred from the United States due to terrorist activity and makes deportable certain previously admitted individuals.
Under current law, the spouse or child of an individual who is inadmissible to the United States due to terrorist activity is barred from admission to the United States if the terrorist activity occurred within the last five years. However, there is an exception that applies to a spouse or child of such an individual (1) who did not know or should not have reasonably known of the terrorist activity, or (2) whom the consular officer or the Department of Justice has reasonable grounds to believe has renounced such activity.
The bill repeals this exception. The bill also deems deportable any individual admitted under this exception on or after January 20, 2021.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2606
A BILL
Stop Importing Terrorism Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) · Introduced Apr 2, 2025 · Immigration · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 2, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.”