(Politico) The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted, 22-10, to terminate President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban and rein in presidential authority to issue such travel restrictions.
Now headed to the House floor, the bill is not expected to clear the Republican-controlled Senate.
The legislation would void all of Trump’s executive actions establishing travel restrictions. It would also limit the president’s powers under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which says the president can suspend entry of foreigners deemed “detrimental to the interests of the United States.”
Under the bill, presidents would be required in the future to consult with the secretaries of State and Homeland Security before exercising this power.
