Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026
Religious Freedom: Visa Bans for Persecutors
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It is actively moving forward, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill mentioned for this legislation.
Legislative Progress
This bill is currently supported only by members of one party and has just started the long process of becoming a law. Most bills like this do not make it through both the House and the Senate.
Key Points
- This bill would prevent people who have participated in religious persecution from getting a visa to visit or move to the United States. It covers foreign government officials and any other individuals who helped carry out or supported these violations.
- The State Department would have to build a public website that lists the names of the people banned under this law. The website would also tell the public which countries or areas these religious freedom violations took place in.
- There is an exception that allows the government to keep certain names private if revealing them would harm U.S. relationships with other countries. If the government uses this exception, they must give a report to Congress twice a year to explain why.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026
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