HJRES 26 · 105th Congress · Immigration

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, is lawfully in the United States, or has a lawful immigration status at the time of the birth.

Introduced 1997-01-09· Sponsored by Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(1997-01-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - States that no person born in the United States shall be a U.S. citizen unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is lawfully in the United States, or has lawful immigration status at the time of the birth.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]CA
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]CA
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-43]CA
Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2]WI
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2]WA
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]WI
Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15]FL
Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]FL
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5]NC
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Collins, Mac [R-GA-3]GA