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HR 4007 102th Congress House

Equity in Citizenship Act of 1991

Official title: To provide the children of female United States citizens born abroad before May 24, 1934, and their descendants, with the same rights to citizenship at birth as children born of male citizens abroad.

Introduced: January 30, 1992 See on congress.gov
Immigration Americans in foreign countriesCitizenshipSex discrimination against women
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 1992
See H.R.5599.
Dec 10, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 26, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 1992

See H.R.5599.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity in Citizenship Act of 1991 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant U.S. citizenship at birth to a person born before noon May 24, 1934, outside the limits and jurisdiction of the United States to an alien father and U.S. citizen mother who, prior to the birth of such person, had resided in the United States.

Waives the physical U.S. presence requirements for a person claiming U.S. citizenship based upon descent from a person described above.

Makes such provisions retroactive.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5599 Procedurally related Nationality and Naturalization Amendments of 1992
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 30, 1992
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 30, 1992
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