Bill · S. 842· Senate(119-S-842)
No Hezbollah In Our Hemisphere Act
- Introduced
- 3/4/2025
- Last activity
- 4/28/2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
- Sponsored by
- John Curtis
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
The "No Hezbollah In Our Hemisphere Act" aims to counter Hezbollah's efforts to conduct terrorist activities in Latin America. The bill directs the Secretary of State to conduct an assessment to identify "terrorist sanctuaries" where Hezbollah operates or receives support. If a country or region is designated as a terrorist sanctuary, the President can impose sanctions on government officials from those areas. These sanctions include making individuals inadmissible to the United States and revoking current visas. The Act also encourages working with international allies to combat terrorism financing and legislative gaps. All sanctions imposed under this Act are set to terminate five years after enactment.
Yes
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?+3
The bill encourages working with international allies and forums like the Financial Action Task Force to combat terrorism financing.
Does this tighten control of the border?+3
The bill targets terrorist sanctuaries in Latin America through visa revocations and inadmissibility to tighten security.
Does this put more money into stopping terrorism?+2
The bill directs the Secretary of State and other agencies to conduct assessments and implement sanctions to combat terrorist networks.
The opposite
Would immigrants be better off under this?-4
The bill authorizes the revocation of existing visas and makes certain foreign officials inadmissible to the United States.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Countering Terrorist Networks: The bill seeks to address Hezbollah's growing infrastructure in countries like Peru, Colombia, Chile, and the Tri-Border Area (Section 2). This could benefit people by disrupting criminal networks, money laundering, and smuggling operations used by these groups (Section 2).
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Increased Accountability for Officials: By providing for sanctions against government officials in designated "terrorist sanctuaries," the bill pressures those in power to take action against terrorist activities (Section 5 and Section 6).
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Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism: The sense of Congress suggests working with allies and international forums, such as the Financial Action Task Force, to greylist entities that cooperate with Hezbollah (Section 3). This could lead to better global efforts to combat terrorism financing (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Visa Revocations and Inadmissibility: The bill allows the President to impose sanctions that make foreign government officials inadmissible to the United States and require the immediate revocation of their current visas (Section 6).
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Impact on Jurisdictions: The sanctions can be applied to entire jurisdictions, including foreign countries or their subdivisions, if they are designated as terrorist sanctuaries (Section 6).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Alliances+3Increases Counter Terrorism Funding+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+3
- 4/28/2025
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
- 3/27/2025
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 3/4/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada