SOLVE Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-724
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa

Border security and unlawful immigration

Executive agency funding and structure

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: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 or the SOLVE Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769, entitled &quot;Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,&quot; is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. 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: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 724 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Conyers , Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Meng , Ms. Pelosi , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Crowley , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Bass , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bera , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Clay , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Delaney , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. DelBene , Mrs. Demings , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Engel , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Esty , Mr. Evans , Mr. Foster , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Himes , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Kihuen , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Lee , Mr. Lewis of Georgia , Mr. Levin , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Lynch , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moulton , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Neal , Mr. Norcross , Ms. Norton , Mr. O'Rourke , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Payne , Mr. Perlmutter , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Polis , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Quigley , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Sablan , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Sires , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Soto , Ms. Speier , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Titus , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Vela , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Visclosky , Mr. Walz , Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Welch , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Yarmuth , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Adams , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Correa , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Rush , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Peters , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Heck , and Mr. Pascrell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs , Homeland Security , and Intelligence (Permanent Select) , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that the Executive order entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (January 27, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 or as the SOLVE Act of 2017 . 2. Executive order to have no force or effect Beginning on January 27, 2017, the Executive order entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (January 27, 2017), is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented, administered, enforced, or carried out. 3. No funds available No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the Executive order entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (January 27, 2017).