United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 705 (104th)
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.
Introduced
26 January 1995
Last action
13 December 1995 · Committee
Status
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and by the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth to persons born in the United States to a mother who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
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Timeline
26 January 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee
13 December 1995
Committee
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and by the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 January 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/705
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/705
- us · 104-hr-705 · source updated 2 January 2025