A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States.

Bill: 115-s-608
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-03-13
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa

Border security and unlawful immigration

Immigration status and procedures

Iran

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: 2017-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13780, 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 nationals from six countries (Iran, 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. 608 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Booker , Mr. Leahy , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Coons , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Markey , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Warren , Mr. Carper , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Bennet , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Udall , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Franken , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Reed , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Menendez , Mr. King , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Casey , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Brown , Ms. Stabenow , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States.

1. Rescission The provisions of Executive Order 13780 (82 Fed. Reg. 13209; March 6, 2017), entitled Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States , are rescinded and shall not have any legal effect.