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.

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.

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Timeline

1. 9 January 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 January 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 January 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 January 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 January 1997 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 January 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 January 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 January 1997

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Sponsors

• Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
• DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Sponsor
• ED ROYCE · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
• Ken Calvert · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] · R · Sponsor
• F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Collins, Mac [R-GA-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3] · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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