United StatesCitizenship at birth would require at least one citizen or permanent-resident parent
Children born in the United States on or after enactment would qualify for citizenship at birth only if a parent was a citizen or legally admitted permanent resident.
What it does
From enactment onward, U.S.-born children would qualify for citizenship at birth only if a parent was a citizen or legally admitted permanent resident. Children whose parents both apply for admission would count as born abroad.
Argument forThe parent-status test could reserve citizenship at birth for children with at least one parent who already has a formal, lasting U.S. tie.
Argument againstIt could prevent some U.S.-born children from receiving citizenship at birth because neither parent was a citizen or permanent resident.
More detail
Citizenship at birth for a U.S.-born child would depend on the parents’ status at that time. The rule covers people born in the United States. At least one parent must be a U.S. citizen or someone lawfully admitted to live in the country permanently when the child is born. A child whose parents are both applicants for admission would be treated as born outside, not inside, the United States. The rule would apply to people born on or after the Act becomes law; it would not affect anyone born earlier.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 29Introduced in SenateLatest
- Sep 29Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced
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