S. 274 · 115th Congress

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

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
2017-02-01
Latest action
2017-02-02 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.

Summary

This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," effective as of January 27, 2017. 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.