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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8905

Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs Act

Religious Worker Visas: Ban on Certain Islamic Leaders

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary for review. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed for this legislation at this time.

Legislative Progress

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Very unlikely to pass

This bill faces major legal hurdles and likely violates constitutional protections for religious freedom. It is a partisan proposal that lacks the broad support needed to pass both chambers.

Key Points

  • Rep. Roy introduced a bill that would stop certain Islamic religious leaders from getting special visas to work in the United States. These visas are usually given to people coming to the country to work for a religious group or church.
  • The bill specifically targets people who hold titles like Imam, Grand Imam, Shaykha, Mufti, or Ayatollah. If this bill becomes law, anyone with these titles would be banned from entering the country using this specific religious worker program.
  • This change would update the main United States immigration law. It aims to prevent these specific religious figures from being admitted, though the bill text does not list a specific reason for the ban.
  • This policy would mostly affect Islamic organizations and mosques in the United States that want to bring in leaders or scholars from other countries. It could make it much harder for these communities to find trained leaders for their religious services.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
May 19, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 19, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Votes

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs Act

Bill NumberHR 8905
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(2)
R: 2

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