United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1868 (111th)
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009
Introduced
2 April 2009
Last action
26 May 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Subjects
Defence, Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 - 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
2 April 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 April 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · 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/111th-congress/house-bill/1868
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1868
- us · 111-hr-1868 · source updated 14 August 2025