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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 722 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce 

the Executive order entitled ‘‘Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States’’ signed by President Donald J. 

Trump on January 27, 2017. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2017 

Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BRADY

of Pennsylvania, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

JEFFRIES, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. LEE, Ms. MICHELLE

LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, 

Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, 

Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 

Mr. WELCH, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) 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 prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the Executive order entitled ‘‘Protecting 

the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United 

States’’ signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 27, 2017. 

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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 ‘‘No Funds for Uncon5 stitutional Executive Orders Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The first 10 words of the Bill of Rights 

9 state: ‘‘Congress shall make no law respecting an es10 tablishment of religion’’. 

11 (2) In Larson v. Valente, the Supreme Court 

12 stated: ‘‘The clearest command of the Establishment 

13 Clause is that one religious denomination cannot be 

14 officially preferred over another.’’. 

15 (3) On January 27, 2017, President Donald J. 

16 Trump signed into force an Executive order impos17 ing a selective ban on immigration from majority18 Muslim nations. 

19 (4) On January 27, 2017, President Trump 

20 signed into force an Executive order that permits 

21 the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to 

22 admit individuals to the United States as refugees if 

23 they are a religious minority in their home nation, 

24 because that is in the ‘‘national interest’’. 

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1 (5) On January 27, 2017, the Christian Broad2 casting Network published an interview between 

3 David Brody and President Trump entitled Brody 

4 File Exclusive: President Trump Says Persecuted 

5 Christians Will Be Given Priority As Refugees in 

6 which President Trump says persecuted Christians 

7 will be given priority for admission to the United 

8 States over other religions. 

9 (6) The Executive order entitled ‘‘Protecting 

10 the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the 

11 United States’’ authored and signed by President 

12 Trump violates the Establishment Clause of the 

13 United States Constitution. 

14 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION. 

15 No funds, resources, or fees made available by the 

16 United States Congress to any Federal agency may be 

17 used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (in18 cluding through the issuance of any regulations) any of 

19 the policy changes set forth in the Executive order titled 

20 ‘‘Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into 

21 the United States’’ signed by President Donald J. Trump 

22 on January 27, 2017. 

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