Children of Military Families Natural Born Citizen Act
Latest action · Feb 28, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children of Military Families Natural Born Citizen Act - Declares that the term "natural born Citizen" in article II, section 1, clause 5 of the Constitution, dealing with the criteria for election to President of the United States, includes any person born to any U.S. citizen while serving in the active or reserve components of the U.S. armed forces.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 29, 2008 to Mar 4, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Feb 29, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Mar 4, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2008Introduced in Senate
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