United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 4 (113th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.
Introduced
23 January 2013
Last action
23 January 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
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) at the time of the person's birth, one parent of the person is a U.S. citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who resides in the United States, or an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces; or (2) the person is naturalized in accordance with the laws of the United States.
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Timeline
23 January 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 January 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/4
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/sjres/4
- us · 113-sjres-4 · source updated 10 August 2026