Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Diaz-Balart
Introduced
Summary
Would designate the Muslim Brotherhood and its branches for mandatory U.S. terrorism sanctions. The bill would also create automatic immigration ineligibility for members and require annual State Department reports on all Brotherhood branches.
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- Members, branches, and affiliates would be reviewed for designation under the Foreign Terrorist Organization rules (INA 219(a)) or as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224. Positive determinations would trigger sanctions under those authorities and a minimum four-year non-removal period after designation.
- Any individual the government determines is a Muslim Brotherhood member would be ineligible for visas, admission, or parole and could have visas revoked. The ineligibility is mandatory and ties immigration bars directly to membership findings.
- The Department of State would have to produce an unclassified annual report, with an optional classified annex, listing all Brotherhood branches and whether each meets designation criteria. Reports would go to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee. The bill sets 90-day and 30-day deadlines for imposing sanctions after enactment or after positive branch determinations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Visas blocked for Brotherhood members
If enacted, any foreign person the President finds is a Muslim Brotherhood member would be inadmissible to the U.S. They would not be able to get a visa. Any current U.S. visa could be revoked right away. The finding must be based on credible evidence.
Sanctions on Muslim Brotherhood and annual reports
If enacted, the President would have to impose terrorism sanctions on the Muslim Brotherhood within 90 days. For any branch flagged in the State Department’s yearly report, sanctions would be imposed within 30 days. These include foreign terrorist organization status and sanctions under Executive Order 13224. Sanctions on a branch could not be removed for four years after the report. The State Department would send an unclassified report within 90 days and every year after, listing branches and whether they meet designation criteria. A classified annex could be included for sensitive details.
Anti-terror bans extended to Brotherhood
If enacted, existing anti-terror rules that cover the PLO would also cover the Muslim Brotherhood and their affiliates. This would extend current legal bans and enforcement tools to those groups.
New definitions set who is covered
If enacted, the bill would define key terms like foreign person, United States person, Muslim Brotherhood, branch, and member. It would list example branches and countries where branches may operate, and let the State Department add more. These definitions would guide who could face sanctions or immigration bars under the bill.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Diaz-Balart
FL • R
Cosponsors
Moskowitz
FL • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Fine
FL • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Goldman (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 7/25/2025
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Roy
TX • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Mills
FL • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Self
TX • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Fry
SC • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Collins
GA • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Moore (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Haridopolos
FL • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Gill (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Moore (AL)
AL • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Stutzman
IN • R
Sponsored 12/2/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 12/2/2025
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 12/2/2025
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 12/2/2025
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 12/2/2025
Gimenez
FL • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Alford
MO • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Hinson
IA • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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