S. 248 — Introduced in Senate

II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2017 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. 1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Executive order titled Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States violates the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) which states that no person can be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence. (2) That Executive order violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2. Prohibition against use of funds No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year, may be used to implement or enforce the Executive order titled Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States signed on January 27, 2017.