Sponsors (12)
The bill increases U.S. national‑security tools against the Muslim Brotherhood and affiliated networks (visas, asset blocks, sanctions, reporting) but does so in ways that risk civil‑liberties impacts, harm to humanitarian and civic actors, added administrative strain, and reduced diplomatic and economic flexibility.
All Americans (taxpayers and communities) gain stronger protections because the bill enables visa bans, visa revocations, asset blocks, and other sanctions against individuals and entities tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, reducing the risk that persons the U.S. identifies as extremist can enter or use U.S. financial channels.
Federal agencies and Congress get clearer legal authority and greater transparency: the bill clarifies statutory definitions and findings for Executive Branch use and requires regular unclassified reporting to improve oversight and enforcement consistency.
The bill mandates sustained, decisive action (including automatic sanctions and a multi-year delisting bar) against designated organizations, making pressure on those networks more consistent and harder to quickly reverse.
Immigrants and families risk wrongful exclusion or separation because the President's determination can render foreign nationals inadmissible or cause visa revocations based on potentially tenuous ties.
Students, nonprofits, humanitarian workers, and diaspora organizations could be swept up by broad, organization‑wide definitions or 'branch' designations, disrupting travel, study, aid delivery, and civil‑society activity.
Federal immigration and State authorities face added administrative burdens because the bill requires mandatory sanctions and visa actions without providing new appropriations, risking strained capacity and rushed or error-prone determinations.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Directs the State Department and President to identify Muslim Brotherhood branches and impose mandatory terrorism designations, sanctions, and immigration penalties for members.
Introduced July 15, 2025 by Rafael Edward Cruz · Last progress July 15, 2025
Requires the State Department and the President to treat the Muslim Brotherhood and its branches as terrorist actors by identifying branches, imposing mandatory terrorism designations and related sanctions, and applying immigration penalties (visa revocation and inadmissibility) for persons the President determines are Muslim Brotherhood members. The bill adds broad statutory definitions of “Muslim Brotherhood,” “Muslim Brotherhood branch,” and “Muslim Brotherhood member,” expands prohibitions that previously targeted the PLO to cover the Muslim Brotherhood, and creates reporting and automatic-sanctions timelines for designation and sanctioning decisions.