United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 44 (108th)
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, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.
Introduced
31 March 2003
Last action
5 May 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Subjects
Rule of law, Immigration
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - States that no person born in the United States shall be a citizen of the United States, or of any State, on account of birth in the United States unless the mother or father of the person is a citizen of the United States, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.
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Timeline
31 March 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 May 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 31 March 2003 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-joint-resolution/44
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/44
- us · 108-hjres-44 · source updated 2 January 2025