A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Bill: 115-s-240
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa

Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional oversight

Immigration status and procedures

Iran

Iraq

Libya

Middle East

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Religion

Somalia

Sudan

Syria

Travel and tourism

Visas and passports

Yemen
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S491-492)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled &quot;Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.&quot; 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 240 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 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 , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

1. Rescission The provisions of Executive Order 137_ (82 Fed. Reg. ___; January 27, 2017), entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States , are rescinded and shall not have any legal effect.