United States HR 7359: Somalia Immigration Moratorium Act

Bill Text

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119TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 7359
To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit
immigration relief for certain citizens or nationals of Somalia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 2026
Mr. GILL of Texas (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. FINE, Mr. BIGGS
of Arizona, and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act to prohibit immigration relief for certain citizens
or nationals of Somalia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Somalia Immigration 4
Moratorium Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 6
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 7
(1) It is the purpose of the United States Gov-8
ernment to guarantee survival and safety of the 9
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United States as an independent, sovereign republic 1
whose government secures the God-given natural 2
rights of its citizens and prioritizes their wellbeing 3
and interests. 4
(2) The United States Government reserves the 5
sovereign right to admit or deny entry into the 6
United States any foreign person. 7
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab-8
lish a moratorium on immigration concerning citizens and 9
nationals of Somalia. 10
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR CER-11
TAIN CITIZENS OR NATIONALS OF SOMALIA. 12
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a) of the Immigra-13
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) is amended 14
by inserting at the end the following: 15
‘‘(11) NATIONALS OF SOMALIA.— 16
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 17
other provision of law, except as provided in 18
subparagraph (B), no alien may be issued a 19
visa or provided any status under the immigra-20
tion laws, until 25 years following the date of 21
enactment of the Somalia Immigration Morato-22
rium Act. 23
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) 24
shall not apply to the following: 25
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‘‘(i) Any alien lawfully admitted to the 1
United States prior to the date of enact-2
ment of Somalia Immigration Moratorium 3
Act. 4
‘‘(ii) Any lawful permanent resident of 5
the United States. 6
‘‘(iii) Any alien traveling with valid 7
nonimmigrant visa in the following classi-8
fications: A–1, A–2, C–2, C–3, G–1, G–2, 9
G–3, or G–4. 10
These exceptions shall be made by only the Sec-11
retary of State or his or her designee, in coordi-12
nation with the Secretary of Homeland Security 13
or his or her designee.’’. 14
(b) INELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.—Section 241(b)(3) 15
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 16
1231(b)(3)) is amended by inserting at the end the fol-17
lowing: 18
‘‘(D) INELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.—Any 19
alien who is a citizen or national of Somalia.’’. 20
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY. 21
If any provision of this Act, an amendment by this 22
Act, or the application of such provision or amendment 23
to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitu-24
tional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made 25
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by this Act, and the application of such provision or 1
amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be af-2
fected thereby. 3
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