HB 735 USA Values Act of 2017 Universal Security of American Values Act of 2017

This bill, known as the "Universal Security of American Values Act of 2017" or the "USA Values Act of 2017", was introduced by Ms. Jackson Lee and Mr. Raskin in the House of Representatives. It aims to prohibit the enforcement of certain Executive orders issued by the President of the United States.

The bill argues that the Constitution of the United States is the fundamental document that governs the country, and no individual, including the President, has the power to violate it. The bill specifically takes issue with the Executive order issued on January 26, 2017, titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States", and declares it null and void, with no force or effect. It states that this Executive order goes against national values, as symbolized by the Statue of Liberty, and should not be implemented, enforced, or carried out.

The bill then goes on to state that no Executive order can be enforced if it directly violates an existing Executive order, public law, or fully executed regulatory agency process related to the Fourth Amendment due process, Fourteenth Amendment protections, the Immigration and Nationality Act, laws protecting civil liberties, civil rights, human rights of individuals lawfully admitted into the US, and laws that impact individuals based on factors like race, religion, ethnicity, place of birth, place of residence, gender, sexual orientation and identity, age, or statuses that do not pose a health threat to the general population.

Finally, the bill states that no funds, including fees, provided to the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other federal agency official in any fiscal year may be used to implement, enforce, or carry out any policy changes set forth in the Executive order titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" issued on January 27, 2017.