[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2337 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2337

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify birthright 
                  citizenship, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2025

   Mr. Mills (for himself and Mr. Harris of Maryland) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify birthright 
                  citizenship, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Automatic Rights to 
Enter National Territory Act of 2025'' or as the ``PARENT Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.

    Section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) For purposes of section 301(a), the term `subject to the 
jurisdiction thereof' means, with respect to a person born in the 
United States, that the person was born to a parent who is, at the time 
of the person's birth, a citizen of the United States or an alien who 
is a lawful permanent resident of the United States.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to 
persons born after the date of enactment of this Act.
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