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Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977…

Official title: Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States").

Introduced: February 6, 2017 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Commends Sally Yates for refusing to enforce Executive Order 13769. 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.

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) honors those who faithfully uphold the Constitution by refusing to carry out orders that are contrary to our laws, ideals, and founding document; and (2) recommits to fighting to ensure that all people receive the dignity, respect, and rights guaranteed by the Constitution regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, or national origin.

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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 6, 2017
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 6, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 6, 2017
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Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 6, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 94: Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States").. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-94/
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"H. Res. 94: Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States").." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-94/.
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H. Res. 94, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-94/.
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[H. Res. 94: Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States").](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-94/)
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