# 117-hr-8420: Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act

117-hr-8420, Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8420
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-07-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act This bill adds questions to certain visa, permanent residence, and naturalization applications concerning an applicant's association with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Mayra [R-TX-34] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act
- 117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.

## Sources
- [117-hr-8420 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8420)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1011)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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