# 117-hr-4557: REVEAL Act

117-hr-4557, REVEAL Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4557
- Congress: 117
- Title: REVEAL Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Revealing and Explaining Visa Exclusions for Accountability and Legitimacy Act or the REVEAL Act This bill authorizes the Department of State to publicly disclose the identity of an alien who has been denied admission into the United States because that alien's entry would pose potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences. The State Department may also reveal the grounds that it relied on to make such a determination. The President must annually report to Congress a list of individuals denied a visa on such foreign policy grounds and another list of the instances when the State Department chose to not publicly disclose the identity of such an individual.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4557 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4557)

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- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4557 (as of 2025-11-18).