# 117-hr-9683: Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022

117-hr-9683, Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9683
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2022-12-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022 This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of engaging in terrorist activity to include threatening, attempting, or conspiring to take certain acts considered to be terrorist activity under current law, such as gathering information on potential targets for terrorist activity. Currently, non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who engage in terrorist activity are barred from admission into the United States.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9683 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9683)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-9682: Preventing Terrorist Entry Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9682)
- [117-hjres-102: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9683 (as of 2025-11-18).