A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Bill: 115-s-1979
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2017-10-18
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa

Asia

Chad

Department of Homeland Security

Executive agency funding and structure

Immigration status and procedures

Iran

Latin America

Libya

Middle East

North Korea

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Somalia

Sudan

Syria

Travel and tourism

Venezuela

Visas and passports

Yemen
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780 and the presidential proclamation of September 24, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States. The proclamation revised such order to include entry restrictions on nationals from Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela, and remove such restrictions on nationals of Sudan. The proclamation additionally provides for enhanced U.S. vetting capacities.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1979 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Leahy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Franken , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Booker , Mr. Markey , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Harris , Mr. Schumer , Ms. Warren , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Reed , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Carper , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Coons , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Brown , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

1. Findings Congress finds that Executive Order 13780 and the presidential proclamation issued on September 24, 2017— (1) violate the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), which states that no person can be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence; and (2) violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2. Prohibition against use of funds No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year, may be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780, signed on March 6, 2017, or the presidential proclamation issued on September 24, 2017.