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The bill preserves birthright citizenship and legal predictability while blocking federal funding for executive attempts to redefine citizenship, trading off greater constitutional protections for reduced government flexibility and potential litigation/administrative uncertainty.
People born in the United States (including children and immigrants) keep constitutional birthright citizenship protections, preventing a sudden loss of citizenship by executive action.
Immigrants and others asserting citizenship benefit from reinforced Supreme Court precedent (Wong Kim Ark), increasing legal stability and predictability for citizenship claims.
Taxpayers are protected from federal expenditures to implement Executive Order 14160 or successor actions that would change citizenship definitions or benefits.
Federal and state policymakers and administrators lose flexibility to adapt citizenship rules—the bill blocks executive or statutory actions that could address gaps or modernize eligibility.
Taxpayers, federal agencies, and the courts may face continued legal and political conflict—sustained litigation over citizenship issues can impose costs and uncertainty.
Federal agencies and employees could face administrative uncertainty about how to implement citizenship-related programs and benefit determinations without new executive guidance.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Bars any federal funds from being used to implement Executive Order 14160 or any successor action and affirms that birthright citizenship is protected by the Constitution and federal law.
Official title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14160.
Introduced May 13, 2025 by Delia Ramirez · Last progress May 13, 2025
Prohibits any federal funds from being used to implement Executive Order 14160 or any successor order, regulation, or policy that would deny or limit birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children. Affirms that the 14th Amendment, the Supreme Court decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, and existing provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act guarantee birthright citizenship and cannot be undone by executive action or subsequent law. Declares congressional findings that courts have ruled against Executive Order 14160 and that birthright citizenship is protected by the Constitution and federal law. The bill does not specify an effective date or exceptions and applies to all federal funds and successors broadly.