S 1979 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

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

Latest action · Oct 18, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 18, 2017
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 18, 2017 to Oct 25, 2017; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalOct 18, 2017
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-RIJack ReedOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalOct 18, 2017
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalOct 18, 2017

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Oct 18, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 18, 2017Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 18, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

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

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 18, 2017Introduced in Senate

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