Ban Birth Tourism Act

Bill: 119-s-1812
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2025-05-20
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1812 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Birth Tourism Act . 2. Inadmissibility of aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States Section 212(a)(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States (i) In general Any alien seeking admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(B) for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to such child in the United States is inadmissible. (ii) Rule of construction Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to render inadmissible an alien seeking legitimate medical treatment relating to childbirth if obtaining citizenship for the child is not the primary purpose for seeking admission. .