# 119-hr-7958: Expatriate Terrorists Act of 2026

119-hr-7958, Expatriate Terrorists Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7958
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expatriate Terrorists Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Would expand denaturalization and deportation for people tied to terrorism.** This bill would broaden the legal reasons a U.S. national can lose citizenship and would accelerate and prioritize denaturalization and removal for individuals connected to terrorism. - Naturalized citizens: It would add membership in or material support for a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization as grounds to revoke naturalization. This includes conduct tied to terrorism or foreign armed groups. - Denaturalized people: It would explicitly make denaturalized citizens deportable and create a rebuttable presumption of deportability for certain terrorism convictions. Removal proceedings could run alongside denaturalization, but removals could not be executed until denaturalization is final. - Enforcement and courts: It would shift detention authority to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Secretary of Homeland Security, create an expedited immigration-court track for convictions under chapter 113B of Title 18, and expand Board of Immigration Appeals review rules.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fast-track removal for convicted terrorists: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary of Homeland Security seek mandatory docketing priority in federal district courts for removal of anyone convicted under chapter 113B of title 18 who is also facing denaturalization. Courts would be required to prioritize those cases and a rebuttable pres…
- Homeland Security runs detentions and removals: cost, high. If enacted, people who are denaturalized or who relinquished U.S. nationality would be placed in a new deportable category and handled under immigration removal rules. The bill would shift detention and supervisory authority from Department of Justice officials to the Secretary of Homeland Security…
- Loss of citizenship for terrorist ties: cost, high. If enacted, naturalized U.S. citizens who were naturalized after September 30, 1996 would be at risk of losing U.S. citizenship for terrorism-related conduct. This would include committing, attempting, or conspiring to commit terrorism, providing material support or resources to a designated foreig…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7958 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7958)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1656)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7958 (as of 2026-07-25).