,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbad ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjai,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 and ,mr4 ,doggett7 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 transfer and limit ,executive ,branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens4 #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,origin-,based ,antidiscrimination for ,nonimmigrants ,act or the ,,no ,,ban ,act4 #b4 ,expansion of nondiscrimination provision ,section #bjb7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting or a nonimmigrant visa1 entry into the ,united ,states1 or the approval or revocation of any immigration benefit after immigrant visa2 7#b7 by inserting religion1 after sex12 and 7#c7 by inserting 1 except if expressly required by statute1 or if a statutorily authorized benefit takes into consideration such factors before the period at the end4 #c4 ,transfer and limitations on authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens ,section #bab7;f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking by ,president2 and 7#b7 by striking ,whenever the ,president and all that follows through appropriate4 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 if the ,secretary of ,state1 after consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 determines1 based on credible facts1 that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the ,united ,states should be suspended or restricted to address specific acts that undermine the security or public safety of the ,united ,states2 human rights2 democratic processes or institutions2 or international stability1 the ,president may temporarily-- 7,a7 suspend the entry of any aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants2 or 7,b7 impose any restrictions on the entry of aliens that the ,president considers to be appropriate4 7#b7 ,limitations ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,president1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security-- 7,a7 shall provide specific evidence supporting the determination2 7,b7 shall comply with all provisions of this ,act1 including section #bjb7;a77#a77;,a72 7,c7 shall narrowly tailor the suspension or restriction to meet a compelling governmental interest2 7,d7 shall specify the duration of the suspension or restriction and set forth evidence justifying such duration2 7,e7 shall use the least restrictive means possible to achieve the specified governmental interest2 and 7,f7 shall consider waivers to any class-based restriction or suspension and apply a rebuttable presumption in favor of granting family-based and humanitarian waivers4 7#c7 ,consultation ,the ,president1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall consult with ,congress before exercising the authority under paragraph 7#a74 7#d7 ,congressional notification ,not later than #dh hours after the ,president exercises the authority under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide a briefing and submit a written report to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives that describes-- 7,a7 the actions taken pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 and the number of individuals to which such actions apply2 7,b7 the constitutional and legislative authority under which such actions took place2 and 7,c7 the circumstances necessitating the actions taken pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 including how such actions comply with the limitations described in paragraph 7#b74 7#e7 ,periodic reporting ,if the briefing required under paragraph 7#d7 is not provided by the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security within #dh hours after exercising the authority under paragraph 7#a71 and updated every #cj days thereafter1 such emergency suspension or action shall immediately terminate absent intervening congressional action4 7#f7 ,publication ,the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall publicly announce and publish in the ,federal ,register-- 7,a7 the nature of the actions taken pursuant to paragraph 7#a72 7,b7 the estimated number of individuals impacted by such actions2 7,c7 the specified objective of each such action2 and 7,d7 the circumstances necessitating such actions4 7#g7 ,judicial review 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an individual or entity who is present in the ,united ,states and has been harmed by a violation of this subsection may file an action in an appropriate district court of the ,united ,states to seek declaratory or injunctive relief4 7,b7 ,class action ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to preclude an action filed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 from proceeding as a class action4 7#h7 4 #d4 ,termination of certain executive actions 7a7 ,termination ,presidential ,proclamations #ifde and #ihbb and ,executive ,orders #acgfi1 #acghj1 and #achae shall be void beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,effect ,all actions made pursuant to any proclamation or executive order terminated under subsection 7a7 shall cease on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,visa applicants report 7a7 ,initial reports ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the relevant heads of other ,federal agencies1 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the implementation of each of the presidential proclamations and executive orders referred to in section #d4 ,the report submitted with respect to ,presidential ,proclamation #ifde 7,presidential ,proclamation ,enhancing ,vetting ,capabilities and ,processes for ,detecting ,attempted ,entry ,into the ,united ,states by ,terrorists or ,other ,public-,safety ,threats71 issued on ,september #bd1 #bjag1 should include1 for each country listed in ,presidential ,proclamation #ifde or in any subsequent amendment to such proclamation-- 7#a7 the total number of new visa applicants1 disaggregated by country and visa category2 7#b7 the total number of visa applicants approved1 disaggregated by country and visa category2 7#c7 the total number of visa applicants rejected1 disaggregated by country and visa category1 and the reasons they were rejected2 7#d7 the total number of pending visa applicants1 disaggregated by country and visa category2 7#e7 the total number of visa applicants granted a waiver1 disaggregated by country and visa category2 7#f7 the total number of visa applicants denied a waiver under such section1 disaggregated by country and visa category1 and the reasons such waiver requests were denied2 7#g7 the total number of refugees admitted1 disaggregated by country2 and 7#h7 the complete reports that have been submitted to the ,president every #ahj days in accordance with section #d of ,presidential ,proclamation #ifde4 7b7 ,additional reports ,not later than #cj days after the ,president exercises authority under section #bab7;f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 as amended by section #c1 and every #cj days thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the heads of other relevant ,federal agencies1 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies1 with respect to visa applications affected by a suspension or restriction authorized under such subsection1 the information described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g7 of subsection 7a74 7c7 ,form2 availability ,the reports required under subsections 7a7 and 7b7-- 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form2 and 7#b7 shall be made publicly available online4