Supporting the efforts of the Trump Administration to obtain a rehearing of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. Barbara, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1434 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1434

    Supporting the efforts of the Trump Administration to obtain a 
rehearing of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in 
               Trump v. Barbara, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2026

 Mr. Fuller submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
    Supporting the efforts of the Trump Administration to obtain a 
rehearing of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in 
               Trump v. Barbara, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution provides that ``All persons 
        born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the 
        jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State 
        wherein they reside'';
Whereas, on January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 
        14160, entitled ``Protecting the Meaning and Value of American 
        Citizenship,'' directing Federal agencies not to recognize automatic 
        citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are 
        unlawfully present in the United States or whose presence in the United 
        States, while lawful, is temporary;
Whereas the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire 
        entered a class-wide injunction against enforcement of Executive Order 
        14160, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 
        affirmed that injunction;
Whereas, on December 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a 
        petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment in Trump v. Barbara 
        (No. 25-365) to determine whether children born in the United States to 
        parents who are unlawfully or only temporarily present are ``subject to 
        the jurisdiction'' of the United States within the meaning of the 
        Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment;
Whereas, on June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. 
        Barbara, holding by a vote of 5 to 4 that such children are ``subject to 
        the jurisdiction'' of the United States and are citizens at birth, 
        thereby invalidating Executive Order 14160;
Whereas in the weeks following that decision, reports emerged of billboards and 
        advertisements near the southern border of the United States marketing 
        so-called ``birth tourism'' packages guaranteeing United States 
        citizenship for children born on American soil, with fees reported to 
        begin at $4,000;
Whereas such advertised schemes raise serious concerns that the decision in 
        Trump v. Barbara will be exploited by individuals and organized networks 
        to circumvent the immigration laws of the United States for commercial 
        gain;
Whereas President Trump has announced his intention to seek a rehearing of the 
        decision in Trump v. Barbara pursuant to Rule 44 of the Rules of the 
        Supreme Court of the United States;
Whereas Rule 44 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States permits 
        any party to petition for rehearing of a decision, provided that the 
        petition is filed within 25 days of the entry of judgment and states 
        with particularity the grounds warranting reconsideration, and such 
        relief is rarely granted in argued cases;
Whereas the House of Representatives has an independent and continuing interest 
        in the proper interpretation of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth 
        Amendment and in ensuring that the immigration and citizenship laws of 
        the United States are not subject to circumvention or abuse; and
Whereas it is in the interest of the United States for the Supreme Court to have 
        the opportunity to fully consider the ramifications of its decision in 
        Trump v. Barbara, including evidence regarding its exploitation through 
        commercial ``birth tourism'' schemes, before that decision becomes the 
        final and unreviewable law of the land: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the efforts of the Trump Administration to 
        obtain a rehearing of the decision of the Supreme Court of the 
        United States in Trump v. Barbara, No. 25-365 (2026);
            (2) urges the Solicitor General of the United States to 
        file, and the Supreme Court of the United States to grant, a 
        petition for rehearing in Trump v. Barbara;
            (3) affirms that the proper interpretation of the 
        Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the 
        prevention of its exploitation through commercial ``birth 
        tourism'' schemes, is a matter of profound and continuing 
        national importance; and
            (4) calls on the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
        Representatives to closely monitor developments in Trump v. 
        Barbara and to consider such legislative or oversight action as 
        may be necessary to protect the integrity of the citizenship 
        and immigration laws of the United States.
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