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S.Res. 56 (115th)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender.

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Introduced

7 February 2017

Last action

7 February 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S871; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S871-872)

Sponsors

Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration

Source updated

10 August 2026

Asylum · Immigration

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Summary

Declares that Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," undermines the national interest of 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. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers; and (2) no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S871; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S871-872)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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