IN HCR0013

Indiana General Assembly urges U.S. Congress to require the Secretary of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)

Cites the Muslim Brotherhood as a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928 with branches throughout the Middle East and Africa

Notes that Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have already designated the Muslim Brotherhood or its affiliates as a terrorist organization

References national security assessments linking certain Brotherhood branches and affiliates to extremist ideology, support for violence, and groups that have carried out terrorist acts

Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit copies of the resolution to Representative Christopher Judy for distribution