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Union Calendar No. 7 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1333 
[Report No. 117–20, Part I] 
To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict 
the entry of a class of aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 
Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. TLAIB, 
Mr. CARSON, Mr. BEYER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. MEEKS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
COOPER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RUSH, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
MENG, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. LIEU, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. KEATING, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
WELCH, Mr. CORREA, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PAL-
LONE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. TONKO, Ms. PINGREE, 
Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
CLEAVER, 
Mr. 
SUOZZI, 
Mr. 
PASCRELL, 
Mr. 
KILDEE, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. SPANBERGER, 
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. ROSS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. STANTON, Mr. 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. ESHOO, 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. DANNY 
K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, 
Ms. SPEIER, Ms. BUSH, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. BERA, Ms. DEAN, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. JONES, Ms. WILLIAMS 
of Georgia, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. 
BASS, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. MAT-
SUI, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. TRONE, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. 
KIRKPATRICK, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. COSTA, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
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CA´RDENAS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. HIMES, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
SARBANES, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. SEAN PAT-
RICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. CLARK 
of Massachusetts, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. WILD, Miss 
RICE of New York, Mrs. LURIA, and Mr. THOMPSON of California) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland 
Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
APRIL 16, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. SOTO, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. MANNING, Ms. 
LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. PETERS, Mr. ALLRED, Mrs. FLETCHER, 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. UNDER-
WOOD, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. KILMER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
CASTEN, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT 
APRIL 16, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
APRIL 16, 2021 
Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Perma-
nent Select) discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 25, 2021] 
A BILL 
To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend 
or restrict the entry of a class of aliens. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Origin-Based 
Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act’’ or the ‘‘NO 
BAN Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION. 
Section 202(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as specifically provided 
in paragraph (2) and in sections 101(a)(27), 
201(b)(2)(A)(i), and 203, no’’ and inserting ‘‘No’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or a nonimmigrant visa, ad-
mission or other entry into the United States, or the 
approval or revocation of any immigration benefit’’ 
after ‘‘immigrant visa’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘religion,’’ after ‘‘sex,’’; and 
(4) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, except as specifically provided in para-
graph (2), in sections 101(a)(27), 201(b)(2)(A)(i), 
and 203, if otherwise expressly required by statute, or 
if a statutorily authorized benefit takes into consider-
ation such factors’’. 
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SEC. 3. TRANSFER AND LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY TO 
SUSPEND OR RESTRICT THE ENTRY OF A 
CLASS OF ALIENS. 
Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY
TO SUSPEND
OR RESTRICT
THE 
ENTRY OF A CLASS OF ALIENS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, determines, based on 
specific and credible facts, that the entry of any 
aliens or any class of aliens into the United States 
would undermine the security or public safety of the 
United States or the preservation of human rights, 
democratic processes or institutions, or international 
stability, the President may temporarily— 
‘‘(A) suspend the entry of such aliens or 
class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants; 
or 
‘‘(B) impose any restrictions on the entry of 
such aliens that the President deems appro-
priate. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the President, the Secretary of State, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall— 
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‘‘(A) only issue a suspension or restriction 
when required to address specific acts impli-
cating a compelling government interest in a 
factor identified in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) narrowly tailor the suspension or re-
striction, using the least restrictive means, to 
achieve such compelling government interest; 
‘‘(C) specify the duration of the suspension 
or restriction; 
‘‘(D) consider waivers to any class-based re-
striction or suspension and apply a rebuttable 
presumption in favor of granting family-based 
and humanitarian waivers; and 
‘‘(E) comply with all provisions of this Act. 
‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the President 
exercising the authority under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall consult Congress and 
provide Congress with specific evidence sup-
porting the need for the suspension or restriction 
and its proposed duration. 
‘‘(B) BRIEFING
AND
REPORT.—Not later 
than 48 hours after the President exercises the 
authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
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