United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 2 (112th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.
Introduced
25 January 2011
Last action
25 January 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Rand Paul
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Defence · Rule of law · Immigration
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - States that a person born in the United States shall not be a U.S. citizen unless: (1) one parent of the person is a U.S. citizen; (2) one parent of the person is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who resides in the United States; (3) one parent of the person is an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces; or (4) the person is naturalized in accordance with the laws of the United States.
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Timeline
25 January 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 January 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 January 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 January 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 January 2011
Sponsors
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/2
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/sjres/2
- us · 112-sjres-2 · source updated 10 August 2026