Third World Immigration Moratorium Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9710 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9710

To prohibit aliens who are nationals of certain countries of identified
    concern from entering the United States, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2026

   Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

To prohibit aliens who are nationals of certain countries of identified
    concern from entering the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Third World Immigration Moratorium
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY FOR NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES OF IDENTIFIED
              CONCERN.

    (a) In General.--Subject to section 3, an alien who is a national
of any of the following countries may not enter the United States:
            (1) Afghanistan.
            (2) Burma.
            (3) Chad.
            (4) Republic of the Congo.
            (5) Equatorial Guinea.
            (6) Eritrea.
            (7) Haiti.
            (8) Iran.
            (9) Libya.
            (10) Somalia.
            (11) Sudan.
            (12) Yemen.
            (13) Burundi.
            (14) Cuba.
            (15) Togo.
            (16) Venezuela.
            (17) Burkina Faso.
            (18) Laos.
            (19) Mali.
            (20) Niger.
            (21) Sierra Leone.
            (22) South Sudan.
            (23) Syria.
            (24) Angola.
            (25) Antigua.
            (26) Barbuda.
            (27) Benin.
            (28) Cote d`Ivoire.
            (29) Dominica.
            (30) Gabon.
            (31) Gambia.
            (32) Malawi.
            (33) Mauritania.
            (34) Nigeria.
            (35) Senegal.
            (36) Tanzania.
            (37) Tonga.
            (38) Turkmenistan.
            (39) Zambia.
            (40) Zimbabwe.
    (b) Other Prohibited Individuals.--Subject to section 3, an alien
possessing travel documents issued by the Palestinian Authority may not
enter the United States.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--This Act shall apply only to an alien who--
            (1) is outside of the United States on the date of
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) has not be issued a valid visa on such date.
    (b) Exceptions.--This Act shall not apply to an alien who--
            (1) is a lawful permanent resident;
            (2) is a dual national of a country designated under
        section 2 and a national of a country not so designated;
            (3) has nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (A), (C), or
        (G) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) or pursuant to a treaty with the
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
            (4) is an athlete or member of an athletic team, including
        the coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and
        immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or
        other major sporting event, as determined by the Secretary of
        State;
            (5) is a special immigrant under paragraph (27)(D) of
        section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1101(a)(27)); or
            (6) has an immigrant visa due to ethnic and religious
        persecution in Iran.
    (c) Case by Case-by-Case Determinations.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Attorney
General, may waive the prohibition under section 2 if the Secretary of
Homeland finds, in his discretion, that an alien's entry into the
United States would advance a critical national interest, including
when individuals must be present to participate in criminal proceedings
as witnesses.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON ADJUSTMENTS TO PROHIBITION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
Director of the National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a
report--
            (1) providing a recommendation on whether the prohibition
        under section 2 should be continued, terminated, modified, or
        supplemented; and
            (2) on any case with respect to which an exception applied
        under section 3.

SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or the application of any provision
of this Act to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the
remainder of this Act and the application of its other provisions to
any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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