US Congress Senate Bill 1979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-1)
Status: Introduced on October 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780 and the presidential proclamation of September 24, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States. The proclamation revised such order to include entry restrictions on nationals from Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela, and remove such restrictions on nationals of Sudan. The proclamation additionally provides for enhanced U.S. vetting capacities.

A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SB248 (Related) 2017-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB549 (Related) 2017-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB4271 (Same As) 2017-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1979/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1979/BILLS-115s1979is.pdf