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The bill strengthens national-security tools and transparency by mandating quick designations, visa bans, and sanctions against Muslim Brotherhood affiliates, but does so in ways that reduce individual and executive discretion and risk wrongful exclusion, reputational harm, diplomatic friction, and complications for humanitarian and development actors.
Immigrants and foreign nationals credibly determined to be Muslim Brotherhood members will be barred from entry, reducing travel and immigration by individuals linked to the organization.
Identified Muslim Brotherhood branches must be sanctioned (FTO or E.O.13224) quickly, limiting those groups' access to U.S. financial systems and property and constraining their ability to operate internationally.
Foreign nationals determined to be members will have visas revoked immediately, preventing ongoing travel and diplomatic access by designated individuals.
Lawful foreign nationals and entities risk being deemed inadmissible based on broad or open-ended definitions, producing wrongful visa denials or exclusion without clear evidentiary standards.
People accused of being Muslim Brotherhood members or linked to branches can face rapid designation and sanctions, risking reputational harm, asset freezes, and travel restrictions without criminal charges or individualized adjudication.
Mandatory, automatic designation and President-triggered sanctions reduce consular and executive discretion, removing case-by-case administrative review and constraining diplomatic and intelligence flexibility.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Adds the Muslim Brotherhood and branches to the Anti‑Terrorism Act, mandates immigration and sanctions actions, and requires annual State Department branch reports.
Official title: To require the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, to direct the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress regarding such designation, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 15, 2025 by Mario Diaz-Balart · Last progress July 15, 2025
Creates a new statutory scheme that treats the Muslim Brotherhood and its branches as covered by the Anti‑Terrorism Act, requires the President and Secretary of State to impose mandatory immigration and economic/terrorism sanctions, and compels annual State Department reporting identifying Brotherhood branches and whether they meet criteria for terrorism designations. The bill adds definitions of "Muslim Brotherhood," membership and branch concepts, gives the Secretary of State authority to identify additional branches worldwide, and sets specific timelines for reports and automatic designation or sanctions for branches the report finds meet designation criteria.