Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025

House Votes

This proposal would change who becomes a U.S. citizen at birth. It says that a baby born in the United States would not be a citizen at birth if the baby’s parents are in the country unlawfully, are here as foreign diplomats, or are taking part in a hostile occupation or operation in the U.S.

It also states Congress’s view that long-standing exceptions for children of diplomats or enemy troops should be recognized in law, and that similar limits should apply to children of foreign spies, saboteurs, terrorists, or other hostile actors, as well as to children of people in the country illegally.

• Who is affected: Children born in the U.S. to parents who are here unlawfully, to foreign diplomats, or to people engaged in hostile activities in the U.S.
• What changes: These children would not receive U.S. citizenship at birth; the bill aims to put existing exceptions into law and expand them to other hostile actors and those here illegally.