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Senate bill · S. 4954 (119th Congress)

Citizenship Act of 2026

U.S. Senate

Latest action Jul 13, 2026

Sponsor: Jim Banks (U.S. Senator for Indiana, Republican)

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Summary

Would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act so that children born in the United States to people who entered without authorization, or who entered in order to give birth here, would not receive birthright citizenship. The bill labels such entrants "invaders" and grounds that label in its own reading of the Constitution's invasion and naturalization clauses.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. Senate.

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Cosponsors

4

Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.

  • Republican4

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Related bills

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Full history

  1. Jul 13, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Jul 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Jul 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Jul 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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