S. 4501 119th Congress Senate

BACK OFF Act

Official title: A bill to bar aliens from admission to the United States to give birth on United States soil or remaining in the United States to undermine the sovereignty of the United States through birth tourism.

Introduced: May 12, 2026 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Immigration

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Became law

May 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2239-2240)

May 12, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2239-2240)

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