Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026

This bill would change federal immigration law so that certain foreign people tied to violations of religious freedom could not be admitted to the United States. It covers foreign government officials who were responsible for or carried out particularly severe violations of religious freedom. It also covers anyone who, while outside the United States, directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out such violations. The Secretary of State would have to post the names of people found inadmissible, and the countries where the violations happened, on a public State Department website. The Secretary could leave a name off the list for foreign policy reasons but would have to explain those decisions to Congress twice a year.

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Sponsors

• Ted Budd Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors