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A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Introduced: January 30, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S491-492)

Jan 30, 2017

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." 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.

What's happening now January 30, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S491-492)

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