A bill entitled: "The Overseas American Children's Citizenship Equity Act of 1985".

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a person born outside the United States and its possessions to mixed alien and citizen parents shall be a U.S. citizen at birth if the citizen parent was physically present in the United States or its possessions for two years in the aggregate (presently must have been present for ten years, at least five of which were after attaining the age of 14 years). Provides that a child who is under 18 years old at the time of enactment of this Act, and whose parents fulfilled the two-year requirement at the time of the child's birth, shall be a U.S. citizen.

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Timeline

1. 12 June 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 June 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 June 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 June 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 June 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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