,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ed ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #e1 #bjag ,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the creation of an immigration-related registry program that classifies people on the basis of religion1 race1 age1 gender1 ethnicity1 national origin1 nationality1 or citizenship4 #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect ,american ,families from ,unnecessary ,registration and ,deportation ,act of #bjag or the ,protect ,american ,families ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition of certain immigration-related registry programs 7a7 ,prohibition ,subject to subsection 7b7 and notwithstanding any other provision of law1 including sections #bfc1 #bfe1 and #bff of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acjc1 #acje1 and #acjf7-- 7#a7 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department of ,justice1 or any other ,federal department may not create or implement a law enforcement or national security program that requires1 or has the effect of causing1 people to register or check in on the basis of religion1 race1 age1 gender1 ethnicity1 national origin1 nationality1 or citizenship2 and 7#b7 consistent with the prohibition under paragraph 7#a71 no ,federal funds may be used to create or implement an immigration registry or check-in program4 7b7 ,inapplicability to certain ,federal programs ,the prohibitions under subsection 7a7 shall not apply to any ,federal program that-- 7#a7 merely collects and compiles data about aliens entering or exiting the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 issues visas1 grants ,united ,states citizenship1 confers an immigration benefit to nationals of a foreign country1 or temporarily or permanently protects noncitizens from removal4