Expatriate Terrorist Act
- Last Action
- 3/5/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
Expatriate Terrorist Act
This bill establishes that certain acts deemed to support terrorism shall be grounds to lose U.S. nationality. Such acts include voluntarily (1) making a formal declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization, (2) serving in such an organization's armed forces, or (3) providing training or material assistance to such an organization.
The Department of State shall not issue a passport to any individual who is a member or attempting to become a member of a foreign terrorist organization, and shall revoke any passport belonging to such an individual.
Cosponsors (1)
- Mo Brooks (R-AL)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Due process and equal protection
- Terrorism
- Visas and passports
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