Birthright Citizenship Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-140
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Birthright Citizenship Act of 2017</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States &quot;subject to the jurisdiction&quot; of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.</p> <p> This Act shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of its enactment. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 140 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Jones , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Babin , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Rohrabacher , and Mr. Woodall ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2017 . 2. Citizenship at birth for certain persons born in the United States (a) In general Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1401 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (a) In general.— before The following ; (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Definition Acknowledging the right of birthright citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th amendment to the Constitution, a person born in the United States shall be considered ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is— (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States whose residence is in the United States; or (3) an alien performing active service in the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code). . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of the enactment of this Act.