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This bill, titled the "Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act of 2026," amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, which governs U.S. immigration law, to prevent individuals who have committed severe violations of religious freedom from obtaining U.S. visas. Specifically, it makes inadmissible any foreign government official responsible for or who directly carried out particularly severe violations of religious freedom, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act. Additionally, it bars individuals who, while outside the United States, directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, were responsible for, or carried out any violations of religious freedom, including particularly severe ones, also as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act. The bill also mandates that the Secretary of State publish the names of these inadmissible individuals and the locations where these violations occurred on a public website, with an exception if releasing such information would have negative foreign policy consequences for the United States, in which case the Secretary must report the reasons for the exclusion to Congress.

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