BANNED in Latin America Act

John R. Curtis

Republican · UT · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2026-06-02

Source: Congress.gov

The State Department would be required to develop and present a detailed plan to Congress for how the U.S. will counter efforts by Iran and Hezbollah to expand their political and military influence in Latin American countries. The strategy would address how these groups are trying to gain power and resources in the region, and what steps the U.S. government should take to prevent or limit their activities. This affects U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere and could influence how American diplomats and agencies work with Latin American governments.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4665 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4665 To require the Secretary of State to submit a strategy to Congress for countering Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 2, 2026 Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of State to submit a strategy to Congress for countering Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. This Act may be cited as the ``Barring Adversarial Networks and Notorious Extremist Destabilizers in Latin America Act'' or the ``BANNED in Latin America Act''. SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA. (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive strategy to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives for countering Iran's and Hezbollah's propaganda, missionary networks, and influence operations in Latin America. (b) Contents of Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include-- (1) measures that address the proliferation of Iranian cultural centers in Latin America that promote Iranian ideology, including diplomatic efforts to limit their operations, sanctions on affiliated entities, and public diplomacy to expose their activities; (2) actions that restrict the travel and activities of Iranian emissaries, including diplomats, cultural attaches, and other agents who facilitate propaganda, radicalization, and terror-supporting networks in Latin America, through visa denials, sanctions, or other travel restrictions; (3) initiatives that strengthen the capacity of United States intelligence agencies to identify, monitor, and disrupt Iran's and Hezbollah's networks, including their cooperation academic institutions and nongovernmental organizations in Latin America; (4) a framework for taking actions, similar to those implemented against Al-Manar and Press TV, to disrupt Iran's HispanTV and Hezbollah's Al Mayadeen Espanol platforms, including sanctions, designations, and cooperation with regional partners to limit their broadcasting reach and digital presence; and (5) a plan to address Iran's Al Mustafa International University network and its affiliated entities, including by designating them as foreign terrorist organizations or specially designated global terrorists, as appropriate, due to their respective roles in radicalization and recruitment for Iran's ideological and terrorist objectives. (c) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. <all>

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