[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2293 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2293
To require the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a
foreign terrorist organization, to direct the Secretary of State to
submit a report to Congress regarding such designation, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 15, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Scott of Florida,
Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To require the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a
foreign terrorist organization, to direct the Secretary of State to
submit a report to Congress regarding such designation, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist
Designation Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Findings; Determinations.--Section 1002 of the Anti-Terrorism
Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5201) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Hamas is a Muslim Brotherhood branch, according to
its charter, which describes Hamas as `one of the wings of the
Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine';
``(9) the Counter Terrorism Guide, published by the
National Counterterrorism Center, states Hamas's `roots are in
the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood';
``(10) Hamas has been designated as a foreign terrorist
organization by the Secretary of State pursuant to section
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1189(a)) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note;
relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism);
``(11) on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists committed the
worst 1-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, which
included the murder, kidnapping, or disappearance of at least
53 United States citizens;
``(12) the Muslim Brotherhood functions as a global
organization and provides material support to Muslim
Brotherhood branches in countries and territories by providing
political support, financial resources, training, services,
expert advice, and communications assistance; and
``(13) Muslim Brotherhood branches have sought to
destabilize and undermine United States allies and partners
throughout the Middle East, including in Bahrain, Egypt,
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and have
been outlawed as a terrorist group by the governments of those
countries.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the PLO and its
affiliates are a terrorist organization and'' and replacing
with ``the PLO, the Muslim Brotherhood, and their affiliates
are terrorist organizations and are''.
(b) Prohibitions.--Section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987
(22 U.S.C. 5202) is amended--
(1) in the section title, by striking ``PLO'' and inserting
``the PLO and the Muslim Brotherhood'';
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or
any of its'' and inserting ``, the Muslim Brotherhood, or any
of their respective''; and
(3) by striking ``or any of its'' each place such phrase
appears and inserting ``, the Muslim Brotherhood, or any of
their''.
(c) Termination.--Section 1005(b) of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987
(22 U.S.C. 5201 note) is amended by inserting ``, with respect to
prohibitions regarding the PLO,'' after ``this title''.
(d) Immigration Restrictions.--The Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22
U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1006. MANDATORY INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE
FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS.
``The Secretary of State shall impose the sanctions authorized
under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741d(b)(1)) with respect
to any foreign person the President determines, based on credible
evidence, is a Muslim Brotherhood member, including the measures--
``(1) related to inadmissibility and ineligibility
described in subparagraph (A) of such section; and
``(2) requiring the immediate revocation of current visas
in accordance with subparagraph (B) of such section.
``SEC. 1007. DEFINITIONS.
``In this title:
``(1) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' means an
individual or entity that is not a United States person.
``(2) Muslim brotherhood.--The term `Muslim Brotherhood'
means the Society of the Muslim Brothers (also known as
`Jama'at al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin').
``(3) Muslim brotherhood branch.--The term `Muslim
Brotherhood branch' means any entity that is a branch, charity,
or organization that is directly or indirectly owned or
controlled, or otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated with
the Muslim Brotherhood including--
``(A) Hamas and Lajnat al-Daawa al-Islamiya; and
``(B) any other such organization operating in
Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Egypt,
France, Gaza, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Jordan, Judea and Samaria, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
Yemen, or in any other country or jurisdiction
identified by the Secretary of State.
``(4) Muslim brotherhood member.--The term `Muslim
Brotherhood member' means an individual who is a member of,
under the control of, or serving as a representative of, the
Muslim Brotherhood or a Muslim Brotherhood branch.
``(5) United states person.--The term `United States
person' means--
``(A) a United States citizen;
``(B) a permanent resident of the United States;
``(C) a foreign national who is residing in the
United States; and
``(D) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction of the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an
entity.''.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ENTITIES AS FOREIGN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Muslim brotherhood; muslim brotherhood branch; muslim
brotherhood member.--The terms ``Muslim Brotherhood'', ``Muslim
Brotherhood branch'', and ``Muslim Brotherhood member'' have
the meanings given such terms in section 1007 of the Anti-
Terrorism Act of 1987, as added by section 2(d).
(2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant
congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.
(b) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the relevant congressional committees that--
(1) identifies all Muslim Brotherhood branches, including
branches operating in the countries and jurisdictions described
in section 1007(2)(B) of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, as
added by section 2(d); and
(2) for each such Muslim Brotherhood branch, includes a
determination of whether--
(A) the Muslim Brotherhood branch has been
designated pursuant to any of the authorities described
in subsection (c); and
(B) the activities of such Muslim Brotherhood
branch meets the criteria for such designation, or
whether such entities engaged in conduct that may be
constitute a ground for such designation, pursuant to
any of the authorities described in subsection (c).
(c) Authorities Described.--The authorities described in this
subsection are the laws authorizing the designation of an entity as--
(1) a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); or
(2) a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
(d) Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the
sanctions described in paragraph (3) with respect to the Muslim
Brotherhood or any successor organization.
(2) Sanctions against muslim brotherhood branches.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
submission of each report pursuant to subsection (b),
in the case of any positive determination made related
to a Muslim Brotherhood branch the President shall
impose--
(i) the sanctions described in paragraph
(3)(A) on any Muslim Brotherhood branch that
has been designated pursuant to subsection
(c)(2)(A); and
(ii) the sanctions described in paragraph
(3)(B) on any Muslim Brotherhood branch whose
activities meet the criteria for such
designation in accordance with subsection
(b)(2)(B).
(B) Minimum period.--The President may not remove
the sanctions described in paragraph (3) from the
Muslim Brotherhood during the 4-year period beginning
on the date of the report in which such positive
determination regarding a Muslim Brotherhood branch was
made.
(3) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this
paragraph are--
(A) designation as a foreign terrorist organization
pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); and
(B) imposition of the sanctions applicable with
respect to a foreign person pursuant to Executive Order
13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking
property and prohibiting transactions with persons who
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
(e) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if
appropriate.
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