,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajge ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ae1 #bjag,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,kihuen1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 and ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs1 ,homeland ,security1 and ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide that the ,executive ,order entitled ,protecting the ,nation from ,foreign ,terrorist ,entry into the ,united ,states 7,january #bg1 #bjag7 shall have no force or effect1 to prohibit the use of ,federal funds to enforce the ,executive ,order1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,freedom for ,refugees ,escaping ,enmity 7,,free7 ,act4 #b4 ,nullification of effect of executive order 7a7 ,in general ,the ,executive ,order entitled ,protecting the ,nation from ,foreign ,terrorist ,entry into the ,united ,states 7,january #bg1 #bjag7 7the ,executive ,order71 is null and void1 shall have no force or effect1 and may not be implemented1 administered1 enforced1 or carried out4 7b7 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7 shall take effect as if enacted concurrent with the execution of the ,executive ,order4 7c7 ,no funds available ,no amounts 7including fees7 made available to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 or to any other official of a ,federal agency1 by any ,act for any fiscal year1 may be used to implement1 administer1 enforce1 or carry out 7including through the issuance of any regulations7 any of the policy changes set forth in the ,executive ,order4 7d7 ,release of aliens in custody ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall release any alien in custody under the authority of the ,executive ,order4 7e7 ,revoked visas ,the ,secretary of ,state shall ensure that any visa or other documentation issued to an alien and revoked1 or provisionally revoked1 under the authority of the ,executive ,order is reinstated1 reissued1 or replaced1 as appropriate1 unless a consular officer knows1 or has reason to believe1 that the alien is ineligible to receive the visa or documentation under section #bab of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7 or any other provision of the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7774 ,the ,secretary of ,state shall ensure that1 in the case of an alien who was unable to apply for admission before the expiration of the validity of the alien's visa by reason of the ,executive ,order1 the visa is timely renewed or replaced1 as appropriate1 in order to afford the alien an opportunity to apply for admission1 unless a consular officer knows1 or has reason to believe1 that the alien is ineligible to receive the visa or documentation under section #bab of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7 or any other provision of the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7774 7f7 ,visa refusal ,the ,secretary of ,state shall ensure that any decision by a consular officer to refuse a visa or other documentation under the authority of the ,executive ,order is reconsidered by the consular officer in order to determine whether the consular officer knows1 or has reason to believe1 that the alien is ineligible to receive the visa or documentation under section #bab of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7 or any other provision of the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7774 7g7 ,no effect on immigration status or benefits ,the ,executive ,order1 and any action taken under the authority of the ,executive ,order1 shall not be considered to have modified or otherwise affected the immigration status1 or eligibility for any immigration benefit1 under the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag777 of any person4 ,section #bjf the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaef71 section #bab7;a77#i77;,a7 of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#i77;,a771 and section #bgf of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbf7 shall not be construed to apply to any denial of admission1 removal1 or departure from the ,united ,states under the authority of the ,executive ,order4 ,no alien may be adversely affected for any withdrawal of an application for admission or other voluntary departure from the ,united ,states initiated due to the ,executive ,order4 ,the registration of any alien may not be terminated under section #bjc7;g7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;g77 if the alien fails timely to apply for an immigrant visa by reason of the ,executive ,order4 #c4 ,nondiscrimination in the issuance of immigrant visas based on religion ,section #bjb7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended by inserting religion or lack of religious beliefs1 after sex14 #d4 ,prohibition on denying admission or entry because of religion 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #b of title ,i of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaha et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #bai the following3 #bbj4 ,prohibition on denying admission or entry because of religion ,notwithstanding any other provision of the immigration laws1 an alien may not be denied entry1 reentry1 or admission to the ,united ,states because of the alien's religion or lack of religious beliefs4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bai the following3 ,sec4 #bbj4 ,prohibition on denying admission or entry because of religion4 4 #e4 ,limitation on ,presidential authority ,section #bab7;f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7f7 and inserting 7f77#a72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 7,a7 ,beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 the ,president1 notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 and section #bae7;a77#a71 may not exercise the ,president's authority under such provisions so as to modify the requirements under the immigration laws for entry1 reentry1 or admission1 as applied to an alien having1 on the date of such exercise of authority-- 7i7 a valid and unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa2 or 7ii7 valid and unexpired status as-- 7,i7 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence2 7,,ii7 a refugee who qualifies for admission1 or who has been admitted1 under section #bjg7;c77#a72 or 7,,iii7 an alien granted asylum4 7,b7 ,nothing in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be construed to affect the authorities under subsections 7h7 and 7i7 of section #bba4 4