United States · Bill · S
S. 246 (116th)
A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Introduced
28 January 2019
Last action
28 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Christopher Murphy, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Patty Murray, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Edward Markey, Christopher Coons, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Durbin, Chris Van Hollen, Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, Tammy Baldwin, Michael Bennet, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Jeff Merkley, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], John Reed, Ron Wyden, Bernie Sanders, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Amy Klobuchar, Maggie Hassan, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Brian Schatz, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Gary Peters, Tina Smith
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This bill prohibits making funds, resources, or fees available to any federal agency to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780 and Presidential Proclamation 9645, which suspended individuals from several countries of concern, including Chad, Iran, and Libya, from entering the United States. The Proclamation also provided for enhanced U.S. vetting capacities.
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Timeline
28 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 January 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 January 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 January 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 28 January 2019
Sponsors
- Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
- Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- John Reed · D · Sponsor
- Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
- Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Brian Schatz · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
- Tina Smith · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/246
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/246
- us · 116-s-246 · source updated 10 August 2026