S. 2128: Natural Born Citizen Act
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S. 2128: Natural Born Citizen Act
108th Congress · introduced 2004-02-25 · Law · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-02-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Natural Born Citizen Act
Plain summary
Natural Born Citizen Act - Defines the constitutional term "natural born citizen," to establish eligibility for the Office of President, as: (1) any person born in, and subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States; and (2) any person born outside the United States who derives citizenship at birth from U.S. citizen parents, or who is adopted by the age of 18 by U.S. citizen parents who are otherwise eligible to transmit citizenship.
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Official text
Natural Born Citizen Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · 2 cosponsors
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- Jurisdiction
- The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2128.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2128 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108