S4973Referred to Committee

A bill to 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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-14
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0
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Sponsor

Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt
Republican · MO · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (848 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$1,449k

Full profile: /officials/S001227

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Cosponsors (0)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-14

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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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