,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bh1 #bjai,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,findings ,congress finds that ,executive ,order #acghj and the presidential proclamation issued on ,september #bd1 #bjag-- 7#a7 contravene the intent of ,congress in enacting section #bjb7;a77#a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;a77#a771 which states1 no person shall receive any preference or priority or be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person's race1 sex1 nationality1 place of birth1 or place of residence2 and 7#b7 violate 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 agency by any ,act of ,congress for any fiscal year1 may be used to implement or enforce-- 7#a7 ,executive ,order #acghj1 signed on ,march #f1 #bjag2 or 7#b7 ,presidential ,proclamation #ifde1 issued on ,september #bd1 #bjag4