H.R. 2214: NO BAN Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-10 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 333.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 333. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

NO BAN Act

Plain summary

National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act or the NO BAN Act This bill imposes limitations on the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, unless there is a statutory basis for such discrimination. The President may temporarily restrict the entry of any aliens or class of aliens after the Department of State determines that the restriction would address specific and credible facts that threaten U.S. interests such as security or public safety. The bill also imposes limitations on such restrictions, such as requiring the President, State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to (1) only issue a restriction when required to address a compelling government interest, and (2) narrowly tailor the suspension to use the least restrictive means to achieve such an interest. Before imposing a restriction, the State Department and DHS shall consult with Congress. The State Department and DHS shall report to Congress about the restriction within 48 hours of the restriction's imposition. If such a report is not made, the restriction shall immediately terminate. Individuals or entities present in the United States and unlawfully harmed by such a restriction may sue in federal court. DHS may suspend the entry of aliens traveling to the United States on a commercial airline that failed to comply with regulations related to detecting fraudulent travel documents.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

NO BAN Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · 219 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2214, National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (2020-03-05); CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2214, The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (2020-03-09); CBO cost estimate: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2214, The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (2020-03-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adam Smith (D-WA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and 159 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2214.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2214 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116