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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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GovInfo identifies H.R. 8182 as the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026, sponsored by Tim Moore of North Carolina. The listed action says Moore introduced the bill and it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The full title states that the bill would restrict visa issuance to individuals who directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom.
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Congress.gov lists S. 3679 as the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026, introduced by Sen. Ted Budd and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill text would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act so aliens who directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, were responsible for, or carried out religious-freedom violations are inadmissible.
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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Moore fulfilled the stated commitment because the promise is to support legislation, not necessarily to secure enactment. During his current House term, he sponsored and introduced H.R. 8182, the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026, which matches the claim by restricting visas for people who directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out religious-freedom violations, including the categories described. The bill remained referred to committee, but that does not defeat delivery for a support-legislation claim.
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.