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SENATE 398119th CongressReferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6698)

A resolution condemning the treatment of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu by the Government of Azerbaijan and urging his immediate release.

Last Action
9/17/2025

Actions

  • 2025-02-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2025-02-04Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-02-04 (00)

National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act or the NO BAN Act

This bill imposes limitations on the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, unless there is a statutory basis for such discrimination.

The President may temporarily restrict the entry of any aliens or class of aliens after the Department of State determines that the restriction would address specific and credible facts that threaten U.S. interests such as public safety.

The bill also imposes limitations on such restrictions, such as requiring the President, State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to (1) only issue a restriction when required to address a compelling government interest, and (2) narrowly tailor the suspension to use the least restrictive means to achieve such an interest.

Before imposing a restriction, the State Department and DHS shall consult with Congress. The State Department and DHS shall report to Congress about the restriction within 48 hours of the restriction's imposition. If such a report is not made, the restriction shall immediately terminate.

Individuals or entities present in the United States and unlawfully harmed by such a restriction may sue in federal court.

The bill transfers the authority to suspend the entry of aliens traveling to the United States on a commercial airline that failed to comply with regulations related to detecting fraudulent travel documents from the Department of Justice to DHS. 

Cosponsors (20)

  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
  • Angus King (I-ME)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
  • Cory Booker (D-NJ)
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
  • Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
  • Adam Schiff (D-CA)
  • John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
  • Patty Murray (D-WA)
  • Ron Wyden (D-OR)
  • Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
  • Richard Durbin (D-IL)
  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)
  • Brian Schatz (D-HI)
  • Edward Markey (D-MA)
  • Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
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