A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born…
Show full title
Everywhere this bill has been
23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 8, 1997
Signed by President.
Aug 8, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-38.
Jul 30, 1997
Presented to President.
Jul 28, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 28, 1997
Mr. McCollum asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 28, 1997
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5865)
Jul 28, 1997
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Jul 28, 1997
On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 28, 1997
A similar measure H.R. 1109 was laid on the table without objection.
Jul 28, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 15, 1997
Received in the House.
May 14, 1997
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4505)
May 14, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4505)
May 8, 1997
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 48.
May 8, 1997
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
May 8, 1997
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 5, 1997
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.
Apr 30, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 30, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3846)
Apr 30, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Ask about this bill
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Plain-English summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994, as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to eliminate the certificate of citizenship transition rule applicable to certain children born outside the United States.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 105-38.
Related & companion bills
1
Bill text
6 versions
- Engrossed in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Public Law Formatted Text PDF
- Referred in House Formatted Text PDF
- Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Cosponsors
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 670: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-670/
"S. 670: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-670/.
S. 670, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-670/.
[S. 670: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-670/)