The Legislative Vanguard: The Sharia-Free America Caucus

In late 2025, Representative Keith Self (TX-03) and Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) made a historic move by officially launching the Sharia-Free America Caucus. The mission of this group is to educate lawmakers and the public on what they describe as the existential threat posed by Sharia law to the U.S. Constitution and Western values.

Self has been clear in his messaging: Sharia is not merely a religious practice but a comprehensive legal and political system that he views as fundamentally anathema to the concept of individual freedom. Since its inception, the caucus has surged in membership, gaining 26 members within its first month, reflecting a growing movement within the House to prioritize One Nation, One Constitution.

• Official Launch: Congressmen Keith Self and Chip Roy Launch Sharia Free America Caucus
• Caucus Growth: Sharia Free America Caucus Surges in Congress, Adding Twenty-Four Members

What began as a focused effort by a few lawmakers has rapidly scaled into a significant power bloc. By late March 2026, the Sharia-Free America Caucus reported a membership of 60 members from 25 different states, representing almost half of the country’s geographic footprint. This rapid expansion, detailed in a March 2026 update, underscores the Representative’s success in nationalizing the conversation and rallying his colleagues around the America First principle of one country, one Constitution, and one legal system.

Key Legislation: Protecting the Supremacy of U.S. Law

Rep. Self has translated his rhetoric into specific legislative action through two primary bills designed to shield the American legal system and the nation’s borders from foreign legal codes.

1. H.R. 5512: The No Sharia Act

This bill seeks to prohibit the application of Sharia in any United States court—including federal, state, and territorial jurisdictions—where such application would violate constitutional rights. It specifically targets matters of family law, contract law, and civil rights, ensuring that foreign religious codes cannot be used to undermine fundamental liberties such as freedom of speech or due process.

• Full Bill Text: H.R. 5512 – No Sharia Act (LegiScan)

2. H.R. 5722: Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act

Introduced in October 2025, this legislation aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. It would require the Secretary of State and Homeland Security to deny visas or admission to any alien who adheres to Sharia law. Furthermore, it provides for the removal of any non-citizen currently in the U.S. found to be an adherent, arguing that such an ideology is incompatible with the American way of life.

• Full Bill Text: H.R. 5722 – Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act

On March 30, 2026, Representative Self led a historic Special Order Hour on the House floor, where he and ten other colleagues took over the floor for an entire hour to sound the alarm. During this takeover, Self and his allies presented a united front, arguing that the threat of Sharia is creeping into local communities and that the current immigration system must be overhauled to prioritize the preservation of Judeo-Christian values. This event served as a major display of force, proving that Self’s legislative agenda has the full backing of House leadership, including Majority Whip Tom Emmer.

Defining the Existential Threat

In a fiery speech delivered on the House floor in November 2025, Rep. Self detailed his technical and philosophical objections to Sharia. He argued that while the U.S. Constitution begins with We the People, Sharia operates on the principle of Allah has said, creating an irreconcilable conflict between man-made constitutional law and divine religious code.

He used this platform to contrast the protections of the 1st, 6th, and 13th Amendments with Sharia practices, such as the unequal weight of testimony for women and non-Muslims and the prohibition of leaving the faith. Self warned that without active resistance, the United States risks the encroaching danger seen in parts of Europe.

• Full Speech & Transcript: Congressman Keith Self Sounds Alarm on Existential Threat of Sharia in America

Targeting Radical Organizations and Local Concerns

Beyond broad legal prohibitions, Rep. Self has targeted specific organizations he links to the spread of radical ideologies. He has been a staunch supporter of:

• H.R. 4397: The Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, which would require the President to designate the group as a foreign terrorist organization.
• H.R. 4097: Legislation to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a terrorist organization.

For his constituents in North Texas, Self has highlighted local concerns, specifically mentioning developments like the East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC). He has framed his opposition to mass immigration as a defense of local culture, insisting that those coming to America must be prepared to fully assimilate into the nation’s Christian foundations and constitutional traditions.

Recent Developments: CPAC 2026 and Press Conferences

In February 2026, Self led the Sharia-Free America Caucus in its first-ever formal press conference alongside Senator Tommy Tuberville and Majority Whip Tom Emmer. Most recently, at CPAC in late March 2026, he reiterated these themes, connecting the America First agenda directly to the exclusion of foreign legal systems.

• Press Conference Record: Keith Self Leads Sharia-Free America Caucus Press Conference

Self’s defense of the Constitution often relies on a technical comparison of legal rights. He frequently points out that under Sharia, the testimony of a woman is worth half that of a man, and the testimony of a non-Muslim is often inadmissible in court – a direct violation of the 6th Amendment’s guarantee of an impartial jury. In his fiery November floor speech, he argued that while Western civilization has evolved, Sharia remains stuck in the 8th century, and that allowing it to take root would drag the nation back into a Dark Age where individual self-governance is replaced by a divine code.

Representative Self continues to urge local, state, and federal lawmakers to resist any efforts to establish Sharia jurisdictions, maintaining that the preservation of Western civilization depends on a spiritual warfare to defend Judeo-Christian values.

As the 119th Congress progresses into 2026, Representative Keith Self (TX-03) has solidified his position as the leading legislative architect in the movement to block the influence of Sharia law in the United States. Representing North Texas, Self has framed this mission not merely as a policy preference, but as an essential spiritual warfare required to preserve Western civilization and the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution.

Congressman Keith Self and Rep. Chip Roy on the House Floor