H.R. 7479: To provide a means for Congress to prevent an organization's designation as a foreign terrorist organization from being revoked by the Secretary of State.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-04-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide a means for Congress to prevent an organization's designation as a foreign terrorist organization from being revoked by the Secretary of State.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Department of State to notify Congress at least 45 days before revoking a designation of an organization as a foreign terrorist organization. Congress may prohibit the revocation by enacting a joint resolution within 45 days of the State Department's notification.

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Official text

To provide a means for Congress to prevent an organization's designation as a foreign terrorist organization from being revoked by the Secretary of State.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] · 25 cosponsors

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), James R. Baird (R-IN)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7479.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7479 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117