HR 705 · 104th Congress · Immigration

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.

Introduced 1995-01-26· Sponsored by Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-23]· House

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Latest: Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and by the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(1995-12-13)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth to persons born in the United States to a mother who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident.…

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Cosponsors (14)

1 Democrat13 Republicans
Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]TX
Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]NM
Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51]CA
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48]CA
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Deal, Nathan [D-GA-9]GA
Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41]CA
Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-4]AZ