New Hope for Law to Designate Brotherhood as Terrorists in US

The Republican leadership in the House has been stalling a vote, but two developments give new hope for the effort.

BY RYAN MAURO Wed, July 13, 2016



The Republican leadership in the House has been stalling a vote on the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, but two developments give new hope for the effort.

First, prominent Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), chairman of Donald Trump’s national security committee, has endorsed the bill. Secondly, there is a move to incorporate the objectives of the bill in a new homeland security bill.

The Clarion Project has been instrumental in educating the public about the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act which, if passed, would require the secretary of state to list the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization or address the evidence contained within the bill and explain why the Brotherhood does not meet the criteria.

Click here to easily contact your representativs. Please let us know if you receive a position statement. A list of supporters, opponents and those who have not yet taken a stand is at the bottom of this article.

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, organized a meeting that included Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) to discuss strengthening the new Homeland Safety and Security Act (HR 5611) to include the purpose of the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act and even moremeasures to act against the Brotherhood.

Interestingly, Rep. McCaul, Rep. Meadows and Rep. Perry have notcosponsored the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, but have apparently been moved to add its objective to the HR5611 bill brought to the House Foreign Relations Committee by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on July 1.

The proposed additions would also block Homeland Security grants from being awarded to organizations listed as “unindicted co-conspirators” during the trial of the Holy Land Foundation, a Muslim Brotherhood charity in Texas that was shut down for financing the Hamas terrorist organization.

This provision would disqualify the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) from getting taxpayer money for homeland security programs.

The Clarion Project reported in 2014 on government grants being awarded to Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Our review found that all three of the Brotherhood-linked “unindicted co-conspirators” had received taxpayer money. You can read about more incidents of your wallet being used to finance the already-well-funded Islamist groups here, here and here.

Another proposed addition to the legislation would deport non-citizens on U.S. soil who are shown to be in the Terrorist Screening Database. Yet another addition would bring together Homeland Security databases on suspected terrorist activity and suspected criminal activity.

Breitbart reported that a key obstacle for the Homeland Safety and Security Act remains, however. It would stop individuals on the No-Fly List from buying firearms, which many conservatives feel is a violation of the Second Amendment. Ironically, CAIR accused supporters of such gun control measures of having anti-Muslim agendas.

The stalling of the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act is disappointing, but the addition of Senator Sessions as a supporter raises the possibility that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will give it momentum. The important recommendations made for the Homeland Safety and Security Act also provides a new route for pushing the issue.

The House goes on recess from July 16 until September 5, making it unlikely that major progress will happen for the next two months. The time can be used to contact your representatives by clicking here.
Look at the chart below to see where your representatives stand—or if they have even taken a stand:

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Members Without a Stated Position on S2230

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

John Barrasso (R-WY)

Ben Cardin (D-MD); Ranking Member

Christopher Coons (D-DE)

Bob Corker (R-TN); Chairman

Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

Cory Gardner (R-CO)

Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Edward Markey (D-WA)

Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Rand Paul (R-KY)

James Risch (R-ID)

Marco Rubio (R-FL)

Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Tom Udall (D-NM)

Senators in Support of the Act

Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Original introducer of legislation
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Foreign Relations Committee member
Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Jerry Moran (R-KS)

James Inhofe (R-OK)

David Perdue (R-GA)
Foreign Relations Committee member
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)


Representatives in Support of HR3892 (Cosponsors and/or Voted Yay)

Mike Bishop (R-MI) Diane Black (R-TN)
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)
Ken Buck (R-CO) Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Steve Chabot (R-OH) Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
Curt Clawson (R-FL) Doug Collins (R-GA)
Charlie W. Dent (R-PA) Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
Scott DesJerlais (R-TN) Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Blake Farenthold (R-TX) J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Trent Franks (R-AZ) Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) Trey Gowdy (R-SC)
Kay Granger (R-TX) Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
Darrell Issa (R-CA) Bill Johnson (R-OH)
Jim Jordan (R-OH) David P. Joyce (R-OH)
Steve King (R-IA) Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
Tom Marino (R-PA) John L. Mica (R-FL)
Steven Palazzo (R-MS) Colin C. Peterson (D-MN)
Ted Poe (R-TX) Mike Pompeo (R-KS)
Bill Posey (R-FL) John Ratcliffe (R-TX)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
David Rouzer (R-NC) Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
Lamar Smith (R-TX) Steve Stivers (R-OH)
David A. Trott (R-MI) Mimi Walters (R-CA)
Randy Weber (R-TX) Mike Kelly (R-PA)
Duncan Hunter (R-CA) Candice S. Miller (R-MI)
James B. Renacci (R-OH) Daniel Webster (R-FL)
Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) Tim Huelskamp (R-KS
Charlie J. Fleischmann (R-TN) Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
Dave Brat (R-VA) Todd Rokita (R-IN)
Kenny Marchant (R-TX) Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Gene Green (D-TX) Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (R-LA) Doug Lamborn (R-C)
Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) Austin Scott (R-GA)
Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Dennis A. Ross (R-FL) Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Robert J. Dold (R-IL) Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
Tom Marino (R-PA)

Representatives Opposed to the Act

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)


New Hope for Law to Designate Brotherhood as Terrorists in US