To block the implementation of a recent presidential proclamation restricting individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Bill: 116-hr-6065
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2020-03-03
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa

Asia

Burma

Eritrea

Executive agency funding and structure

Immigration status and procedures

Kyrgyzstan

Nigeria

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits any federal agency from using any funds, resources, or fees made available by Congress to implement or enforce Presidential Proclamation 9983. The proclamation, which came into effect on February 21, 2020, imposes immigration restrictions on the nationals of Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6065 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2020 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Mr. Neguse , and Ms. Clarke of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To block the implementation of a recent presidential proclamation restricting individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

1. Funding prohibition No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by any Act of Congress for any fiscal year may be used to implement or enforce Presidential Proclamation 9983 (85 Fed. Reg. 6699 et seq.), dated January 31, 2020, which restricts the entry into the United States of nationals of certain countries.