119-hr4941

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4941 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4941

To direct the Secretary of State to implement certain travel conditions 
 for officials of certain countries, entities, and United Nations 
organizations for attending any official meeting of the United Nations 
 at the United Nations Headquarters Building in New York City.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 8, 2025

 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
 jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of State to implement certain travel conditions 
 for officials of certain countries, entities, and United Nations 
organizations for attending any official meeting of the United Nations 
 at the United Nations Headquarters Building in New York City.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Limiting Extremist Travel to the 
United Nations Act''.

SEC. 2. TRAVEL CONDITIONS REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall implement travel 
conditions described in subsection

    (b) for the officials of the 
following countries, entities, and United Nations organizations for 
attending any official meeting of the United Nations at the United 
Nations Headquarters Building in New York City:

    (1) Any official of Iran.

    (2) Any official whom the Secretary of State certifies 
 maintains any official association or membership with any 
 Foreign Terrorist Organization

    (FTO) , to include any political 
 wing of such organization.

    (3) Any official of a United Nations organization to which 
 the United States is not a member.

    (b) Travel Conditions Described.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law:

    (1) Any official described in paragraph

    (1) or

    (2) of 
 subsection

    (a) attending any official meeting of the United 
 Nations, to include the United Nations General Assembly, may 
 not be physically present outside of the following areas:
        (A) The closest route between John F. Kennedy 
 International Airport

    (JFK) , Newark Liberty 
 International Airport

    (EWR) , Teterboro Airport

    (TEB) and the United Nations Headquarters Building.
        (B) The closest route between the United Nations 
 Headquarters Building and--
            (i) the official's hotel or other 
 accommodation; or
            (ii) the official's representative office 
 to the United Nations.
            (C) Additionally, the Secretary of State may only 
 permit the validity of such visa for no more than one 
 day prior to the commencement of, or one day following 
 the closing of the United Nations General Assembly 
 meeting.

    (2) Any official of any United Nations organization which 
 the United States is not a member may not be physically present 
 outside of the 25-mile radius of the United Nations 
 Headquarters Building, and may not be physically present at any 
 institute of higher education within such 25-mile radius of the 
 United Nations Headquarters Building.
            (c) Exceptions.--The following exceptions shall apply with respect 
to the travel conditions described in subsection

    (b) :

    (1) If the closest route to and from JFK, EWR, or TEB 
 airports is not accessible or there exists a reasonable 
 security concern, as determined by the Department of State or 
 Department of Homeland Security, then the next closest route 
 may be utilized.

    (2) If the closest route between the United Nations 
 Headquarters Building and the official's hotel or other 
 accommodation or the official's representative office to the 
 United Nations is not accessible or there exists a reasonable 
 security concern, as determined by the Department of State or 
 Department of Homeland Security, then the next closest route 
 may be utilized.
            (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to apply to an individual who is a United States citizen or legal 
permanent resident.
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