HRES 140
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial review and appeals
Calling on the President to resume the interpretation of section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution as originally intended and applied as law for a century.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution expresses disapproval of birthright citizenship, under which a person born in the United States is deemed to be a U.S. citizen.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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