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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9562 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9562
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the classes of
individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of
the United States at birth and to provide for the inadmissibility of
pregnant aliens who are not married to citizens of the United States
seeking admission as nonimmigrants, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 30, 2026
Mr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the classes of
individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of
the United States at birth and to provide for the inadmissibility of
pregnant aliens who are not married to citizens of the United States
seeking admission as nonimmigrants, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anchors Away Act''.
SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CERTAIN PERSONS BORN IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The
following'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as
paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Definition.--Acknowledging the right of birthright
citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th amendment to the
Constitution, a person born in the United States shall be considered
`subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States for purposes of
subsection (a)(1) if the person is born in the United States of
parents, one of whom is--
``(1) a citizen or national of the United States;
``(2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in
the United States whose residence is in the United States; or
``(3) an alien with lawful status under the immigration
laws performing active service in the Armed Forces (as defined
in section 101 of title 10, United States Code).''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not
be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any
person born before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Severability.--If any provision of this section, or the
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to
be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section, and the application
of the provisions of this section to any other person or circumstance,
shall not be affected thereby.
SEC. 3. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN PREGNANT ALIENS.
Section 212(a)(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(F) Pregnant aliens not married to united states
citizens.--
``(i) In general.--Any alien seeking
admission to the United States as a
nonimmigrant who is pregnant and is not married
to a citizen of the United States is
inadmissible.
``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in
this subparagraph may be construed to render
inadmissible an alien seeking legitimate
medical treatment relating to childbirth.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to--
(1) any person born on or after such date of enactment; and
(2) any application for admission to the United States made
on or after such date of enactment.
SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the
remainder of this Act, and the application of the provisions of this
Act to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected thereby.
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