Bill > HR4741

This bill, titled the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025, seeks to modify the current interpretation of birthright citizenship by narrowing the circumstances under which individuals born in the United States automatically become citizens. The bill asserts that the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship provision is rooted in common law and should be limited based on principles of allegiance and obedience. Specifically, the legislation proposes to exclude from automatic citizenship children born in the United States to parents who are: (1) unlawfully present in the United States, (2) present in the United States for diplomatic purposes, or (3) engaged in a hostile occupation or operation in the United States. The bill draws on historical legal precedents, such as the existing exception for children of foreign diplomats and enemy troops, and extends this principle to include children of illegal immigrants, foreign spies, saboteurs, and terrorists. By amending Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the bill aims to codify these restrictions on birthright citizenship, effectively changing the longstanding interpretation that nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil are automatically granted citizenship.

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