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S. 2893

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2893, the SEVER Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 18, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 2893 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb2893/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2893 IS: Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2893
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  September 18 (legislative day,
  September 16), 2025
  Mr. Cruz  (for himself,  Mr. Cotton ,  Mr.
  Barrasso ,  Mrs. Moody ,
  Ms. Ernst ,  Mr.
  Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Graham ,
  and  Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary
  A BILL
To require the denial of admission to the United States for individuals
  subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act of 2025   or the   SEVER Act of 2025  .
2.
Denial of visas to certain representatives to United Nations
Section 407(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( Public Law 101–246 ;  8 U.S.C. 1102  note) is amended by striking  ; and  and inserting  , or is subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701  note; relating to imposing sanctions with respect to Iran), as in effect on September 16, 2025; and .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to require the denial of admission to the United States for individuals subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 2893, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2893 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Sep 18, 2025

Actions

S. 2893 has taken 2 actions since Sep 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Sep 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2893 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2893.

Titles

S. 2893 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SEVER Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • SEVER Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require the denial of admission to the United States for individuals subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13876, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 2893 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Defense, Education, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Science/Technology.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FDD ACTION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRIA PAOLOZZI MOORE111
MATTHEW REID ZWEIG111
NICHOLAS STEWART111
TOBY DERSHOWITZ111
TYLER STAPLETON111
ZACHARY JUTCOVICH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2893 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2893’s is International Affairs.

s2893/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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