S 248
115th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Africa
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
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
A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Introduced: January 30, 2017
Introduced by:
Murphy, Christopher
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
2