Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill amends 8 U.S.C. §1401 (Immigration and Nationality Act §301) to define who is "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for birthright citizenship. Under the new statutory definition, a person born in the United States is considered subject to the jurisdiction at birth only if at least one parent is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident residing in the United States, or an alien in lawful status performing active U.S. military service.
Left emphasizes civil-rights and statelessness harms; right emphasizes immigration control.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that clearly states its purpose and inserts a specific definitional rule into 8 U.S.C. 1401.
This bill amends 8 U.S.C. §1401 (Immigration and Nationality Act §301) to define who is "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for birthright citizenship.
Under the new statutory definition, a person born in the United States is considered subject to the jurisdiction at birth only if at least one parent is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident residing in the United States, or an alien in lawful status performing active U.S. military service.
The change is not retroactive to people born before enactment.
Highly controversial constitutional-immigration change with litigation risk and limited compromise features, making enactment unlikely absent broad consensus.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that clearly states its purpose and inserts a specific definitional rule into 8 U.S.C. 1401. The text integrates with the targeted statutory provision and includes a non-retroactivity clause, but it leaves several implementation, definitional, fiscal, and oversight details to be resolved elsewhere.
Left emphasizes civil-rights and statelessness harms; right emphasizes immigration control.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left emphasizes civil-rights and statelessness harms; right emphasizes immigration control.
Likely strongly critical.
This reads as a statutory narrowing of birthright citizenship that would exclude many children born here to noncitizen parents.
They would view it as a threat to equal protection and the rights of children, and expect litigation and social harms.
Mixed and cautious.
The centrist will note the bill narrows statutory language but will worry about constitutionality and administrative complexity.
They may be open to reform if legally sound and if it includes clear protections and implementation guidance.
Generally supportive.
This persona sees the bill as a statutory correction limiting automatic citizenship to children of lawful parents, aligning policy with stricter immigration enforcement and honoring service members.
They expect it to reduce incentives for unauthorized entry.
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Highly controversial constitutional-immigration change with litigation risk and limited compromise features, making enactment unlikely absent broad consensus.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left emphasizes civil-rights and statelessness harms; right emphasizes immigration control.
Highly controversial constitutional-immigration change with litigation risk and limited compromise features, making enactment unlikely abse…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that clearly states its purpose and inserts a specific definitional rule into 8 U.S.C. 1401. The text integrates with the tar…
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