# 119-s-3679: Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026

119-s-3679, Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3679
- Congress: 119
- Title: Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Blocks visas for people who commit religious persecution.** This bill would create a new inadmissibility ground to deny visas to aliens who directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, were responsible for, or carried out violations of religious freedom. - People who served as foreign government officials and who were responsible for "particularly severe" violations of religious freedom, as defined in the International Religious Freedom Act, could be denied visas. - People who, while outside the United States, directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, were responsible for, or carried out violations of religious freedom could also be found inadmissible. - The Department of State would be required to post the names and the countries or locations where the violations occurred on its public website. The Secretary of State may withhold names on a case by case basis for adverse foreign policy reasons and must submit a semiannual report to Congress explaining those withheld disclosures.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on religious persecutors entering United States: cost, low. This bill would bar certain noncitizens from getting U.S. visas or admission. It would bar any alien who, while serving as a foreign government official, was responsible for or directly carried out "particularly severe" violations of religious freedom (as defined in the International Religious Free…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3679 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3679)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1404)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3679 (as of 2026-08-11).