SENATE 274115th CongressRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
- Last Action
- 2/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-02Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
- 2017-02-01Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- 2017-02-01Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-01 (00)
This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," effective as of January 27, 2017. 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Charles Schumer (D-NY)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- TOM UDALL (D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
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
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