Congressman Tim Moore introduced H.R. 8182, the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act, to restrict visas for individuals who have directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom, and to expand visa ineligibility to terrorist or non-state actors responsible for violations of religious freedom, in addition to foreign government officials responsible for the persecution of religious groups.
Tim Moore supports legislation to block visas for foreign violators of religious freedom, including terrorists, non-state actors, and foreign officials responsible for persecution.
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Evidence
Moore said he introduced H.R. 8182 to restrict visas for people who directed, authorized, supported, participated in, or carried out religious-freedom violations, including terrorists, non-state actors, and foreign officials.
GovInfo lists H.R. 8182 as introduced by Tim Moore and referred to the House Judiciary Committee; the bill would restrict visa issuance for religious-freedom violators.
GovInfo's current bill record identifies H.R. 8182 as Tim Moore's introduced House bill, with last action listed as April 2, 2026, when it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
GovInfo's bill record identifies Tim Moore as the sponsor of H.R. 8182 and says the House introduced the bill on April 2, 2026. The record describes the measure as restricting visa issuance to people who directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom, and it still shows referral to the House Judiciary Committee as the listed action.
Assessments
The claim is framed as support for legislation, not successful enactment. While serving in federal office, Tim Moore directly delivered on that by introducing H.R. 8182, a bill matching the promised policy of blocking visas for foreign violators of religious freedom, including terrorists, non-state actors, and responsible foreign officials. The bill did not advance beyond committee referral, but passage is not required to satisfy a promise defined as supporting or introducing the legislation.
The promise was to support legislation blocking visas for foreign violators of religious freedom, not necessarily to enact it into law. Tim Moore directly fulfilled that by sponsoring and introducing H.R. 8182, the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026, on April 2, 2026, with the bill specifically targeting terrorists, non-state actors, and foreign officials involved in religious-freedom violations. Because he personally introduced the matching bill while serving in the relevant federal office, this counts as delivered in the same term.
The promise was to support legislation blocking visas for foreign violators of religious freedom. During the same federal term, Tim Moore introduced H.R. 8182, the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026, which directly matches the promised policy by targeting terrorists, non-state actors, foreign officials, and others involved in religious-freedom violations. Because the claim is framed around supporting legislation rather than securing enactment, introduction and sponsorship of the matching bill satisfies the promise.