Designating Hamas Affiliates in America Act of 2026
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Latest Action · April 9, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and all its chapters and affiliates as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under existing executive authority. If enacted, the designation would immediately freeze all CAIR assets within U.S. jurisdiction, prohibit U.S. persons and organizations from conducting any transactions with CAIR, add CAIR to the government's blocked persons list, and revoke CAIR's tax-exempt status. The bill cites allegations linking CAIR's founders to Hamas financing and points to past criminal convictions of seven CAIR officials, as well as actions by some state governments and the FBI to distance themselves from the organization. The Secretary of State and Treasury must submit a detailed report to Congress within 30 days explaining how CAIR meets the legal criteria for terrorist designation or, if they determine it does not meet those criteria, providing a detailed justification for that determination.
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