H.R. 924 (119th)Bill Overview

NO BAN Act

Immigration|Immigration
Sponsor
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

The bill narrows and conditions executive authority to suspend or restrict entry of classes of aliens, extends nondiscrimination protections to nonimmigrant visas and entries, requires timely congressional notification and public reporting, creates waiver presumptions for family and humanitarian cases, authorizes judicial review and class actions, and mandates detailed reports on prior travel bans and proclamations.

Why people may split

Liberals emphasize anti-discrimination, waivers, and judicial checks.

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a detailed statutory redesign of executive authority to suspend or restrict entry of classes of aliens and pairs that substantive change with extensive procedural, reporting, and judicial accountability mechanisms.

The bill narrows and conditions executive authority to suspend or restrict entry of classes of aliens, extends nondiscrimination protections to nonimmigrant visas and entries, requires timely congressional notification and public reporting, creates waiver presumptions for family and humanitarian cases, authorizes judicial review and class actions, and mandates detailed reports on prior travel bans and proclamations.

Passage25/100

Significant curtailment of presidential immigration powers and high controversy reduce enactment odds absent cross‑aisle compromise.

CredibilityAligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a detailed statutory redesign of executive authority to suspend or restrict entry of classes of aliens and pairs that substantive change with extensive procedural, reporting, and judicial accountability mechanisms.

Contention68/100

Liberals emphasize anti-discrimination, waivers, and judicial checks.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
ImmigrantsFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • ImmigrantsExplicitly bars nationality-based visa discrimination for nonimmigrants and visa decisions.
  • Potential benefitRequires public reporting and disclosure, increasing transparency and congressional oversight of entry restrictions.
  • Potential benefitCreates judicial review and class-action rights for individuals harmed by unlawful suspensions or restrictions.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenConstrains executive flexibility to respond rapidly to emergent national security threats.
  • Potential burdenA 48-hour reporting requirement could force termination of restrictions if reporting fails, undermining emergency measu…
  • Federal agenciesImposes recurring administrative and data-collection burdens on State, DHS, and other federal agencies.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberals emphasize anti-discrimination, waivers, and judicial checks.
Progressive95%

This persona would view the bill favorably as strengthening civil‑rights protections and limiting discriminatory immigration bans.

They would praise transparency, waiver presumptions for families and humanitarian cases, and judicial review as checks on executive overreach.

Leans supportive
Centrist70%

A centrist would generally view the bill as a reasonable restoration of checks, transparency, and due process, while being cautious about operational impacts on national security response.

They would seek clearer legal standards and workable timelines for agencies.

Leans supportive
Conservative20%

This persona would likely oppose or strongly mistrust the bill as an undue constraint on executive and national security authority.

They would argue it ties the President’s hands, invites litigation, and shifts sensitive decisions to Congress and courts.

Likely resistant
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood25/100

Significant curtailment of presidential immigration powers and high controversy reduce enactment odds absent cross‑aisle compromise.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • Degree of bipartisan support or opposition during committee markups
  • Whether classified/intelligence evidence requirements impede public reporting
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Liberals emphasize anti-discrimination, waivers, and judicial checks.

Significant curtailment of presidential immigration powers and high controversy reduce enactment odds absent cross‑aisle compromise.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a detailed statutory redesign of executive authority to suspend or restrict entry of classes of aliens and pairs that substantive change with extensive proce…

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