Last week, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the Designating Hamas Affiliates in America Act of 2026 to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization, blocking its assets, prohibiting U.S. persons from interacting with the organization, and revoking its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
“CAIR is not some innocent 501(c)(3) organization—they facilitate terrorism while operating under the guise of a nonprofit. This bill makes it clear: their assets must be frozen, their tax-exempt status revoked, and all Americans should be prohibited from supporting them. No organization that aids terrorism should financially benefit from it, especially on U.S. soil,” said Congressman Roy.
“For thirty years, CAIR has exploited America’s openness to serve as Hamas’s most effective lobbyist on U.S. soil. Congressman Roy’s legislation finally treats that threat with the seriousness it deserves — not with symbolic gestures, but with the full weight of federal law. The Middle East Forum is proud to have helped build the evidentiary foundation for this bill, and we will work to see it signed into law,” said Gregg Roman, Executive Director, Middle East Forum.
