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HR 1363 104th Congress House

Citizenship Reform Act of 1995

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens.

Introduced: March 30, 1995 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 1995
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and by the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Apr 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mar 30, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 30, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 13, 1995

Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and by the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizenship Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act do deny automatic U.S. citizenship at birth to children born in the United States to parents who are not U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 1
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Sep 11, 1996
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 4, 1996
BALLENGER, CASS
· Mar 27, 1996
Burr, Richard
· Mar 27, 1996
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Nov 20, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 30, 1995
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 30, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1363: Citizenship Reform Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1363/
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"H.R. 1363: Citizenship Reform Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1363/.
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H.R. 1363, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1363/.
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