3.0.0 133 2019-11-15T21:37:02Z 2019-11-15T21:37:02Z House H HR 2007-01-04 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-02T19:37:58Z Referred to 2007-01-04T17:04:45Z 2007-02-02 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2007-01-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3-4) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 N B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2007-01-09 False C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] John Campbell R CA 48 2007-01-22 False M001139 Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] GARY MILLER R CA 42 2007-01-24 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-01-30 False E000268 Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] TERRY EVERETT R AL 2 2007-03-06 False H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2007-09-24 False Immigration Aliens Child support Citizenship Families Government Operations and Politics Mothers Nonmarital births Parents Paternity Residence requirements Women Immigration 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in House 2007-01-12T16:36:48Z Citizenship Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit automatic citizenship at birth to a child born in the United States who was born: (1) in wedlock in the United States to a parent who is a U.S. citizen or national or is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who maintains such residence; (2) out of wedlock in the United States to a mother who is a U.S. citizen or national or is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who maintains such residence; or (3) out of wedlock in the United States to a father who is a U.S. citizen or national or is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who maintains such residence, but only if a blood relationship between the father and the child is established by clear and convincing evidence, the father had U.S. nationality or was a U.S. permanent resident at the time of the child's birth, the father (unless deceased) has agreed in writing to provide financial support for the child until the child reaches 18, and, while the child is under 18, the father either acknowledges paternity under oath or paternity is established in court.

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

]]> Citizenship Reform Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Citizenship Reform Act of 2007 Display Title Citizenship Reform Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. Introduced in House 2007-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr133ih/xml/BILLS-110hr133ih.xml 2007-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.