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The House of Representatives Just Voted to Restrict Travel to the U.S.

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December 8, 2015, 5:53 PM ET
Speaker Paul Ryan speaks about Syrian Refugee Legislation
WASHINGTON, USA - NOVEMBER 19: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks to the press about legislation being introduced in the House of Representatives to modify the 1980 Refugee Act in Washington, USA on November 19, 2015. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Photograph by Samuel Corum — Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to tighten restrictions on travel to the United States by citizens of the 38 nations who are allowed to enter the country without obtaining a visa.

The bill, the second major piece of security legislation approved in the chamber since the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, passed by 407 to 19.

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