Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025

This bill would change who gets U.S. citizenship at birth. It says that a baby born in the United States would not be a citizen if both parents are in the country unlawfully, here for diplomatic work, or involved in a hostile occupation or operation in the U.S. These limits would be written into the Immigration and Nationality Act’s rules on birthright citizenship .

The bill also states Congress’s view that, while birthright citizenship is part of the 14th Amendment, it has long excluded children of foreign diplomats or enemy troops. It argues that the same idea should apply to children of spies, saboteurs, terrorists, and other hostile actors, as well as to children of people here illegally .

• Who is affected: Children born in the U.S. to parents who are unlawfully present, here for diplomatic purposes, or engaged in hostile actions would not get automatic citizenship at birth .
• What changes: The law would add these exclusions to the existing citizenship-at-birth rule in the Immigration and Nationality Act .
• When: The text does not specify an effective date in the sections provided .