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119-s-2293119th Congress

Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Introduced

Summary

Designates and sanctions the Muslim Brotherhood and its global branches as terrorist actors and sets up rules to identify, penalize, and restrict their networks worldwide. The bill would widen immigration bans, lock in automatic sanctions for named branches, and require yearly State Department reporting.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.

New official definitions for Muslim Brotherhood

If enacted, the bill would add official definitions for key terms. It would define 'Muslim Brotherhood', 'Muslim Brotherhood branch', 'Muslim Brotherhood member', 'foreign person', and 'United States person'. The 'branch' definition would expressly list Hamas and certain named groups and countries and let the Secretary of State add others. These definitions would take effect on enactment and change who the other rules can cover.

PLO prohibitions extended to Brotherhood

If enacted, the bill would add findings saying Hamas is a Muslim Brotherhood branch and describe Brotherhood support for branches, including citation of the October 7, 2023 attacks. It would amend the 1987 law so the same bans that applied to the PLO would also apply to the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates. It would also clarify that the law's termination language applies specifically to PLO-related prohibitions.

Sanctions and visa bans targeting Brotherhood

If enacted, the President would have to sanction the Muslim Brotherhood within 90 days. The President would also have to sanction branches within 30 days after a positive State Department report. Sanctions could include foreign terrorist designation, asset blocks, and bans on transactions. The bill would bar removing those branch sanctions for four years after the report. The bill would let the government deny or revoke visas for foreign people found to be members under the Levinson Hostage Recovery framework.

Annual State Department Brotherhood report

If enacted, the Secretary of State would give Congress a public report within 90 days and then every year. The report would list all Muslim Brotherhood branches and say whether each is already designated or meets the tests for designation under INA 219(a) or Executive Order 13224. The report can include a classified annex for sensitive details.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

  • Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 7/17/2025

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 7/28/2025

  • Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 10/14/2025

  • Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 4/22/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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