SEVIS Reporting of Foreign Terrorist Organization Endorsement by F-1/J Students (HR2204)

Current understanding

HR2204 would require institutions of higher education to notify the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) when they become aware that a student holding F-1 or J nonimmigrant status has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization. Practical effect: colleges and universities would take on an additional affirmative reporting duty tied to speech or conduct by international students, potentially triggering downstream visa consequences for those students. Status: introduced legislation; not enacted.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-17 — Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media: cross-connection with f-j-i-nonimmigrant-fixed-admission-period: Both bear on oversight and status-maintenance monitoring of F-1/J nonimmigrants; the fixed-period rule creates recurring extension checkpoints that could interact with SEVIS-based reporting obligations. (novelty: 3)
• 2017-03-07 — VISA Act of 2017: Cross-connection with visa-act-2017: both proposals expand monitoring of visa holders’ speech and online conduct, with the VISA Act adding upfront social media screening at application and HR2204 imposing institutional reporting duties during status. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-04-10 — No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act: Cross-connection with no-visas-antisemitic-students-act: both bills target F-1/J student visa consequences tied to specified conduct or speech, though HR2866 operates through State Department revocation authority rather than SEVIS reporting duties. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-03-18 — To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i) or (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization to notify the SEVIS, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with no-student-visas-sanctuary-cities-act: Both bills adjust F-1/J student visa oversight and consequences via SEVIS-linked mechanisms. (novelty: 2)

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