Title: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," effective as of January 27, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 274 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                         Calendar No. 7
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 274

 To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily 
restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United 
                                States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2017

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
  Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Carper, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
 Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Brown, 
 Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Harris, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
     Peters, Mr. Coons, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
 Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. King, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Warner, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
  Bennet) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                            February 2, 2017

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily 
restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United 
                                States.

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

SECTION 1. RESCISSION.

    The provisions of Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; January 
27, 2017), entitled ``Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist 
Entry into the United States'', are rescinded and shall not have any 
legal effect.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect as if enacted on January 27, 2017.
                                                         Calendar No. 7

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 274

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily 
restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United 
                                States.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            February 2, 2017

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar