United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3343 (117th)
Protecting America From Spies Act
Introduced
19 May 2021
Last action
9 November 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sponsors
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-8], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18], Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protecting America From Spies Act This bill expands the grounds for barring aliens who have engaged in acts relating to espionage or sabotage from entering the United States. Specifically, any alien shall be inadmissible if the alien has engaged in or will engage in an act that (1) violates a U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage; (2) would violate any U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage if it occurred in the United States; or (3) violates any U.S. law prohibiting the export of goods, technology, or sensitive information. Currently, an alien shall be inadmissible if the alien seeks to enter the United States to engage in such an action. Furthermore, the bill expands these grounds of inadmissibility and other security-related grounds to cover the spouse or child of the barred alien if the act occurred in the last five years. The bill also modifies the authority of the Department of Justice to waive certain security-related grounds of inadmissibility for an alien applying for a nonimmigrant visa.
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Timeline
19 May 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 November 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-8] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Protecting America From Spies Act
- related to ← Countering Communist China Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3343
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3343
- us · 117-hr-3343 · source updated 5 December 2025