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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 724 

To provide that the Executive order entitled ‘‘Protecting the Nation from 

Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States’’ (January 27, 2017), 

shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds 

to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2017 

Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. MENG, Ms. 

PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. 

NADLER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. 

JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. JEFFRIES, 

Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. BASS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 

Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. AGUILAR, 

Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COURTNEY, 

Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. 

DELBENE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESTY, 

Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN

of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 

HIMES, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 

KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. 

KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of 

Georgia, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. 

MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, 

Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. 

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PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PINGREE, 

Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, 

Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 

SABLAN, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, 

Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

SOTO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, 

Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VELA, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WALZ, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CORREA, Ms. BLUNT

ROCHESTER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. 

CARTWRIGHT, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. HECK, and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 

Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 

A BILL 

To provide that the Executive order entitled ‘‘Protecting 

the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United 

States’’ (January 27, 2017), shall have no force or effect, 

to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Statue of Liberty Val5 ues Act of 2017’’ or as the ‘‘SOLVE Act of 2017’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE ORDER TO HAVE NO FORCE OR EFFECT. 

2 Beginning on January 27, 2017, the Executive order 

3 entitled ‘‘Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist 

4 Entry into the United States’’ (January 27, 2017), is null 

5 and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be 

6 implemented, administered, enforced, or carried out. 

7 SEC. 3. NO FUNDS AVAILABLE. 

8 No Federal funds (including fees) made available for 

9 any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, en10 force, or carry out (including through the issuance of any 

11 regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the Ex12 ecutive order entitled ‘‘Protecting the Nation from For13 eign Terrorist Entry into the United States’’ (January 27, 

14 2017). 

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