RSF Terrorist Designation Act
Sponsored By: Representative Jackson (IL)
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require the Secretary of State, working with the Secretary of the Treasury, to complete a 90-day review and decide whether to designate the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization (SDGTO). If designated, it would authorize targeted sanctions and immigration restrictions tied to that designation.
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- RSF and their supporters: Would allow asset blocking under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and bar designated foreign persons from obtaining U.S. visas and entry; any current visas held by those aliens would be revoked and cancelled.
- Humanitarian actors: Includes exceptions to permit sales and transactions for food, medicine, medical devices, humanitarian assistance, and transport needed for humanitarian operations.
- Congressional oversight and foreign-support reporting: Requires a report to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees within 90 days explaining whether the Secretary supports designation, detailing countries and entities that provide material support with approximate monetary values, assessing the RSF's ability to operate without external support, and outlining implications for U.S. security and foreign assistance. The Secretary may waive sanctions for national security reasons but must notify the committees within 15 days of a waiver.
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Possible sanctions on Sudan's Rapid Support Forces
If enacted, the State and Treasury Secretaries would finish a joint review within 90 days and submit their decision to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The Secretary of State would also send an unclassified report, with a classified annex allowed, identifying countries and entities that provided material support and estimating amounts when possible. If the RSF were designated, the President would, through State and Treasury, be required to block RSF property in U.S. jurisdiction and bar people tied to the RSF from receiving U.S. visas or entry; those visas would be revoked immediately. Sanctions would exempt humanitarian food, medicine, medical devices, related transport and finance, and would not apply to authorized U.S. intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities. The Secretary of State could waive sanctions for U.S. national security reasons and must notify Congress within 15 days, and classified information used for a designation could be submitted to a court ex parte and in camera.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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