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

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Introduced

30 January 2017

Last action

30 January 2017 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration

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10 August 2026

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

30 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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30 January 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S491-492)
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/240
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