United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

S 3679 — Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make individuals involved in violations of religious freedom inadmissible to the U.S. and requires public disclosure of their names.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(G)

    (G) Aliens who have committed violations of religious freedom.-- (i) In general.--Any alien who-- (I) while serving as a foreign government official, was responsible for, or directly carried out, at any time, particularly severe violations of religious freedom (as defined in section 3(13) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402(13))); or (II) at any time while outside the United States, directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, was responsible for, or carried out particularly severe violations of religious freedom or violations of religious freedom (as defined in section 3(16) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6402(16))), is inadmissible.

    The new text establishes that aliens involved in severe violations of religious freedom are inadmissible to the United States.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(G)

    (ii) Public notice.-- (I) In general.--Notwithstanding the limitations under section 222(f) with respect to the confidentiality of certain immigration records and except as provided under subclause (II), the Secretary of State shall post, on a publicly accessible website of the Department of State-- (aa) the names of all of the aliens determined to be inadmissible under clause (i); (bb) the countries or other locations in which violations of religious freedom described in such clause took place. (II) Exception.--If the Secretary of State determines, on a case-by-case basis and in the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, that the public release of the identity of any particular alien determined to be inadmissible under clause (i) would have adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States, the Secretary-- (aa) may exclude such alien from the disclosure requirement under subclause (I); and (bb) shall submit a semiannual report to Congress, in accordance with section 51(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2723(a)), explaining the reasons for such exclusion.

    The amendment mandates that the Secretary of State publicly disclose the names of aliens deemed inadmissible under the new criteria.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (539)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 3679?
S 3679 is sponsored by Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Moody, Ashley (Republican), Cotton, Tom (Republican), Banks, Jim (Republican), Kennedy, John (Republican), Lankford, James (Republican), Cruz, Ted (Republican), and Budd, Ted (Republican).
What is the current status of S 3679?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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