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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.

Introduced: April 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Apr 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - States that no person born in the United States shall be a citizen of the United States, or of any State, on account of birth in the United States unless the mother or father of the person is a citizen of the United States, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.
What's happening now May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 13, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-41/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-41/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 41, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-41/.
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[H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-41/)
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