,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bade  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #af1 
#bjag ,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,franken1  
,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
,united ,states ,government from barring
 refugees from entering the ,united     
,states based on their country of       
origin4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,no ,ban on ,refugees  
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,an individual's      
country of origin is unlikely to be an  
indicator of his or her threat to the   
security of the ,united ,states4  7#b7  
,since #aihj1 there has not been a      
single lethal terrorist attack in the   
,united ,states that was committed by a 
refugee4  7#c7 ,the ,united ,states     
accepts the most vulnerable refugees for

 resettlement1 the vast majority of whom
 are women and children4  7#d7 ,the need
 for stable countries willing to welcome
 refugees has never been greater4 ,the  
,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for
 ,refugees 7,,unhcr7 has reported that  
the level of forcibly displaced people  
worldwide is the highest since the      
aftermath of ,world ,war ,,ii4  7#e7    
,refugees are1 by definition1 fleeing   
insecure or war-torn countries1 such as 
,syria1 ,afghanistan1 ,south ,sudan1    
,somalia1 and ,yemen4  7#f7 ,the refugee
 vetting process involves at least #h   
,united ,states ,government agencies and
 does not rely primarily on information 
provided by the refugees' countries of  
origin4  #c4 ,prohibition               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no agency or instrumentality of the
 ,united ,states ,government may prevent
 a refugee 7as defined in section       
#aja7;a77#db7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#db777 from entering the      

,united ,states based on the refugee's  
country of origin4