HJRES 59 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

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.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 6, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2001 to Oct 15, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.Sep 21, 2001
D-GANathan DealJun 25, 2002
R-TXRon PaulJun 25, 2002
D-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Jun 25, 2002
R-ALTerry EverettSep 11, 2002
R-CTChristopher ShaysSep 18, 2002
R-FLDave WeldonOct 15, 2002
R-FLJohn L. MicaOct 15, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 6, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Jul 27, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jul 27, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

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