S 1419 · 94th Congress · Citizenship

A bill to provide greater security for the U.S. passport.

Introduced 1975-04-14· Sponsored by Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.(1975-04-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that whenever any person is born outside of the United States and is a citizen of the United States at birth, the birth of that person shall be registered with a consular officer in the country in which that person was born within such time and under such regulation as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State. Provides that if such registration is not made within the time prescribed, it shall be presumed that such person is not a citizen of the United States by birth. Imposes criminal penalties on persons for failure to surrender a passport when requested to do so and for collusion with foreign governments to evade passport laws and regulations. Provides that no person who refuses to swear or affirm his allegiance to the United States shall be entitled to receive, hold, or use any passport or other credential issued by, or under authority of, the United States, which identifies such person as one bearing allegiance to the United States.…

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