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Eliminates automatic U.S. birthright citizenship for certain categories of children born in the United States by amending the federal statute that defines who is “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. Under the bill, a child born in the U.S. would not acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if one or both parents are unlawfully present, are in the U.S. for diplomatic purposes, or are engaged in hostile occupation or hostile operations (including categories the bill describes as spies, saboteurs, terrorists, or other hostile actors).
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced July 15, 2025 by Thomas Bryant Cotton · Last progress July 15, 2025