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- H.R.1075
H.R.1075: Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 15, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 6, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 15, 2017
Bill Summary
Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act This bill nullifies Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 6, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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| Feb. 28, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent)
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Referred to House Homeland Security
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) |