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S5667119th Congress
Ending Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories Act
Sponsored By: Senator Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced
Summary
Removes automatic U.S. citizenship for some babies born in U.S. territories. This bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to say a person born in any U.S. territory is not a U.S. citizen at birth if the mother is not lawfully present in that territory and the father is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident. The change targets the statutory birthright rule in 8 U.S.C. 1401(a) and applies across all U.S. territories.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Limits birthright citizenship in territories
If enacted, this bill would change who is a U.S. citizen at birth for births in U.S. territories. It would amend Section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401(a)). Under the bill, a person born in any U.S. territory would not get U.S. citizenship at birth when the mother was not lawfully present in that territory and the father was neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident. The bill covers all U.S. territories and includes no other funding or transition rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lankford, James [R-OK]
OK • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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