A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect United States citizenship.

Rand Paul

Republican · KY · Senator

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-04-29

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This proposed constitutional amendment would change how U.S. citizenship is granted, likely by eliminating or restricting automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to non-citizen parents. The change would affect millions of Americans and future generations by potentially requiring at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal resident for a child born here to automatically become a citizen. Currently, anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically granted citizenship regardless of their parents' status.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S.J. Res. 189 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 189 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect United States citizenship. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2026 Mr. Paul introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect United States citizenship. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. For purposes of the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, a person may be considered to be `subject to the jurisdiction of the United States' only in accordance with section 2. ``Section 2. A person born in the United States may only be considered `subject to the jurisdiction of the United States' 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. ``Section 3. Congress shall have the power to carry out this article through appropriate legislation.''. <all>

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