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.
Key claim: HR2204 would require colleges and universities to notify SEVIS when they become aware that an F-1 or J visa student has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization.
Abstract
(HR2204 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-03-18): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Why this matters
For institutions, this proposal would create a new affirmative reporting duty tied to student speech and association, raising operational questions about how colleges determine ‘awareness’ and ‘endorsement or support’ and how such determinations interact with campus speech policies and Title VI obligations. For F-1 and J students, a SEVIS notification could trigger visa status consequences, making the threshold for reporting a consequential procedural question. The measure fits within a broader pattern of expanding institutional monitoring obligations for international students.