United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 140 (112th)
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011
Introduced
5 January 2011
Last action
24 January 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sponsors
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2], Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1], Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]
Subjects
Defence, Immigration
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Timeline
5 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/140
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/140
- us · 112-hr-140 · source updated 5 December 2025