Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 2, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJul 2, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2020
This bill provides statutory authority for the ban on admitting an alien into the United States as a nonimmigrant if the alien's primary purpose for entering is to give birth to a child in the United States in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for that child.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 2, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 2, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 2, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for inadmissibility for certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
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