119 HR 2337 IH: Prohibiting Automatic Rights to Enter National Territory Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2337IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 25, 2025Mr. Mills (for himself and Mr. Harris of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify birthright citizenship, and for other purposes.

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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.

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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..

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Effective date

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