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H.R. 698 · 109th Congress

Citizenship Reform Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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87 cosponsors · 1 D, 86 R
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16 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Citizenship Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit automatic citizenship at birth to a child born in the United States who: (1) was born in wedlock to a parent either of whom is a U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 9, 2005

Citizenship Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit automatic citizenship at birth to a child born in the United States who: (1) was born in wedlock to a parent either of whom is a U.S. citizen or national, or is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who maintains such residence; or (2) was born out of wedlock to a mother who is a U.S. citizen or national, or is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who maintains such residence.

Defines "born in wedlock" to exclude common law marriages.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Citizenship Reform Act of 2005

Latest action (Mar 2, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 9, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.