I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 133 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth 
to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens 
or permanent resident aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny 
citizenship at birth to children born in the United States 
of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident 
aliens. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Citizenship Reform 
Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
It is the purpose of this Act to deny automatic citi-
zenship at birth to children born in the United States to 
parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. 
SEC. 3. DENYING CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CHILDREN 
OF 
NON-CITIZEN, 
NON-PERMANENT 
RESI-
DENT ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101) is amended by insert-
ing after subsection (c) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) For purposes of section 301(a), a person born 
in the United States shall be considered as ‘subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States’ if— 
‘‘(1) the child was born in wedlock in the 
United States to a parent who is— 
‘‘(A) a citizen or national of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(B) an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence in the United States who main-
tains his or her residence (as defined in sub-
section (a)(33)) in the United States; or 
‘‘(2) the child was born out of wedlock in the 
United States— 
‘‘(A) to a mother who is— 
‘‘(i) a citizen or national of the United 
States; or 
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‘‘(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence in the United States 
who maintains her residence (as defined in 
subsection (a)(33)) in the United States; 
or 
‘‘(B) to a father who is a citizen or na-
tional of the United States, or an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence in the United 
States who maintains his residence (as defined 
in subsection (a)(33)) in the United States, but 
only if— 
‘‘(i) a blood relationship between the 
father and the child is established by clear 
and convincing evidence; 
‘‘(ii) the father had the nationality of 
the United States or was a permanent resi-
dent of the United States at the time of 
the child’s birth; 
‘‘(iii) the father (unless deceased) has 
agreed in writing to provide financial sup-
port for the child until the child reaches18 
years of age; and 
‘‘(iv) while the child is under 18 years 
of age— 
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‘‘(I) the father acknowledges pa-
ternity of the child in writing under 
oath; or 
‘‘(II) the paternity of the child is 
established by adjudication of a com-
petent court. 
For purposes of this subsection, a child is considered to 
be ‘born in wedlock’ only if both parents are married to 
each other and parents are not considered to be married 
if such marriage is only a common law marriage.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 301 of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by inserting ‘‘(as 
defined in section 101(d))’’ after ‘‘subject to the jurisdic-
tion thereof’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to aliens born on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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