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Introduced
03/07/2023
03/07/2023
In Committee
03/07/2023
03/07/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States to a parent who is or becomes a United States citizen, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Equal Citizenship for Children Act of 2023, amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain children born outside the United States to a parent who is or becomes a U.S. citizen. The key provisions of the bill include: expanding the definition of "child" to include non-marital children and children whose parent-child relationship satisfies the parentage laws of the child's or parent's residence or domicile, even outside the U.S.; clarifying that certain provisions regarding loss of citizenship or required U.S. residence for the citizen parent do not apply in these cases; and applying these changes retroactively to persons born after January 9, 1941, without affecting the validity of citizenship obtained under other provisions of law.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (27)
Yvette Clarke (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Greg Casar (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Chuy García (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Glenn Ivey (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
David Trone (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 03/07/2023)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1386/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr1386/BILLS-118hr1386ih.pdf |
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