,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #edi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjag    
,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4       
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mrs4         
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mrs4          
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4          
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4         
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,booker1   
and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the   
following bill2 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     
,states4  #a4 ,findings ,congress finds 
the following3 7#a7 ,the ,executive     
,order titled ,protecting the ,nation   
,from ,foreign ,terrorist ,entry ,into  
the ,united ,states violates the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 which states   
that no person can be discriminated     

against in the issuance of an immigrant 
visa because of the person's race1 sex1 
nationality1 place of birth1 or place of
 residence4  7#b7 ,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       
,constitution4  #b4 ,prohibition against
 use of funds ,no funds1 resources1 or  
fees made available to the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security1 or to any other   
official of a ,federal agency1 by this  
,act or any other ,act for any fiscal   
year1 may be used to implement or       
enforce the ,executive ,order titled    
,protecting the ,nation ,from ,foreign  
,terrorist ,entry ,into the ,united     
,states signed on ,march #f1 #bjag4