Congress: 119 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Cruz, Ted (R-Texas)
The bill would require the Secretary of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and its branches (including Hamas) as foreign terrorist organizations under existing counterterrorism law. It would ban visas and entry to the US for anyone determined to be a Muslim Brotherhood member, and require an annual report to Congress identifying all Muslim Brotherhood branches worldwide and assessing whether they meet criteria for terrorist designation.
This directly impacts Israel/Palestine policy by cementing Hamas's framing as a Muslim Brotherhood terrorist entity and extending that designation framework to the broader organization. It creates a legal mechanism that could affect Palestinian political movements and humanitarian organizations if they are deemed affiliated with the Brotherhood, while locking in counterterrorism restrictions that align with Israeli and some Gulf Arab governments' positions on the organization.