Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, is lawfully in the United States, or has a lawful immigration status at the time of the birth.

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Bill Number

HJRES 59

Introduced

Jul 27, 2001

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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Aliens Citizenship Constitutional amendments Families Fathers Government Operations and Politics Immigration Law Mothers Parents Women

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Constitutional Amendment - States that no person born in the United States shall be a U.S. citizen unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is lawfully in the United States, or has lawful immigration status at the time of the birth.

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Aug 6, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 27, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 27, 2001

Introduced in House

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