No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act

House Votes

This bill would let the State Department deny or revoke student visas for non‑U.S. citizens who take part in certain antisemitic acts. It applies to F and M student visas. To be covered, a person must both engage in banned conduct and be found by the State Department to pose a serious risk to U.S. foreign relations because of that conduct.

“Prohibited antisemitic conduct” includes acts like violence, vandalism, or harassment aimed at Jewish people, their property, community institutions, or religious sites, when done to intimidate or harm; it also includes giving money, organizing, or inciting others when you know it will support those acts. The bill uses the government’s existing definition of antisemitism. These rules apply to actions on or after the date the bill becomes law. If someone already has a student visa and meets these conditions, the State Department must revoke it.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Non‑U.S. citizens applying for or holding F or M student visas.
• What changes: Student visas must be denied or revoked if someone commits prohibited antisemitic acts and is judged to seriously harm U.S. foreign relations; they also cannot keep student status.
• What counts: Violence, vandalism, or harassment targeting Jewish people or institutions, or knowingly funding/organizing/inciting such acts.
• When: Applies to conduct on or after the bill’s enactment date.