Bill Details
HR.2337 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-25 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-03-25
Policy Area
Immigration
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This bill would change how birthright citizenship is defined under federal immigration law. Under the bill, a person born in the United States would be considered automatically covered only if, at the time of birth, at least one parent is either a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident. In simple terms, it would narrow automatic citizenship at birth by excluding children born in the U.S. to parents who do not fit those categories. The change would apply only to people born after the bill becomes law.
- It adds a new definition to the Immigration and Nationality Act to explain the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” for citizenship purposes.
- The bill says that phrase means the child must be born to a parent who is either a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident at the time of birth.
- The new rule would not affect people already born before the law takes effect.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2337 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2337
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify birthright
citizenship, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2025
Mr. Mills (for himself and Mr. Harris of Maryland) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify birthright
citizenship, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Automatic Rights to
Enter National Territory Act of 2025'' or as the ``PARENT Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.
Section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) For purposes of section 301(a), the term `subject to the
jurisdiction thereof' means, with respect to a person born in the
United States, that the person was born to a parent who is, at the time
of the person's birth, a citizen of the United States or an alien who
is a lawful permanent resident of the United States.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to
persons born after the date of enactment of this Act.
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