S4973Referred to Committee

American Citizenship Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-14
Introduced
1
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Sponsor

Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt
Republican · MO · Senator
Votes with party: 76.0% (880 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$1,449k

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Cosponsors (1)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-14

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Committee Activity

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would change the legal definition of who automatically becomes a U.S. citizen at birth, specifically affecting children born to non-citizen parents in the United States. The change would interpret the Fourteenth Amendment's citizenship clause more narrowly than current law, potentially making it harder for some babies born on U.S. soil to gain citizenship. The bill would impact immigration policy and could affect millions of people's legal status and rights.

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Subjects

Immigration

Full Bill Text

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119 S4973 IS: American Citizenship Act U.S. Senate 2026-07-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4973IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 14, 2026Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the American Citizenship Act.2.Birthright citizenship according to the United States Constitution(a)In generalSection 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401(a)) is amended to read as follows:(a)a person born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power: Provided, That a person born in the United States shall be deemed subject to a foreign power if neither parent of such person is a United States citizen or has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of such person's birth;.(b)ApplicabilityThe amendment made by subsection (a) may not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person who was born before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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