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.
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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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.