H.R. 140: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015

Plain summary

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces. States that this Act shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of its enactment.

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Official text

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · 53 cosponsors

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Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Warren Davidson (R-OH), David Rouzer (R-NC)

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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 House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr140.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr140 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114