[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S.J. Res. 31 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 31

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
                 relating to United States citizenship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 9, 2008

 Mr. Vitter introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
                 relating to United States citizenship.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification by 
the Congress:

                              ``Article --

    ``A person born in the United States shall not be a citizen of the 
United States unless--
            ``(1) one parent of the person is a citizen of the United 
        States;
            ``(2) one parent of the person is an alien lawfully 
        admitted for permanent residence in the United States who 
        resides in the United States;
            ``(3) one parent of the person is an alien performing 
        active service in the Armed Forces of the United States; or
            ``(4) the person is naturalized in accordance with the laws 
        of the United States.''.
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