S. 246: A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-28 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Plain summary

This bill prohibits making funds, resources, or fees available to any federal agency to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780 and Presidential Proclamation 9645, which suspended individuals from several countries of concern, including Chad, Iran, and Libya, from entering the United States. The Proclamation also provided for enhanced U.S. vetting capacities.

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Official text

A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · 32 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Patty Murray (D-WA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Tina Smith (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] reported raising $14.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s246.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s246 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116