This bill amends U.S. immigration law to ban individuals from entering the United States if they have directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out serious violations of religious freedom, either as foreign government officials or private actors. The legislation applies to violations occurring anywhere outside the United States and uses the definition of "particularly severe violations of religious freedom" from the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The State Department must publicly post the names of all individuals deemed inadmissible under this provision and the countries where violations occurred, though the Secretary of State can withhold specific names if disclosure would harm U.S. foreign policy interests—in which case the department must report semiannually to Congress explaining the decision. The bill does not specify new funding requirements or implementation timelines beyond requiring the State Department to maintain and update the public list.
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