[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9662 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9662

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose limits on 
        birthright citizenship for aliens and illegal migrants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2026

   Mr. Steube (for himself, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Burchett) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose limits on 
        birthright citizenship for aliens and illegal migrants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Birthright Citizenship Limits for 
Aliens and Illegal Migrants Act of 2026'' or as the ``Birthright CLAIM 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH.

    (a) In General.--Section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1401(a)) is amended by inserting after ``, and subject to 
the jurisdiction thereof'' the following: ``, except in the case of a 
person born to parents who, at the time of such birth, are both not 
citizens or nationals of the United States, and at least one of whom 
was unlawfully present in the United States, or present in a lawful 
status other than lawful permanent residency''.
    (b) Outside Geographical Limits.--Section 301(g) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401(g)) is amended, by striking ``for a 
period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of 
which were after attaining the age of fourteen years'' and inserting 
``for a period or periods totaling not less than 10 years, at least 4 
of which were after attaining the age of 14 years, and 3 of which were 
in the 5 year period immediately preceding the birth of such person''.

SEC. 3. PATERNITY VERIFICATION.

    Chapter 1 of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 309A. PATERNITY VERIFICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--If a person is born in the United States to a 
mother who is not lawfully present in the United States, and such 
person is alleged to be a citizen at birth under this chapter pursuant 
to section 301(a) by reason of the father being a United States 
national or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, such 
person shall not be considered a citizen of the United States at birth 
until biological paternity by the father is determined according to a 
DNA test in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) DNA Testing.--A DNA test for purposes of subsection (a) shall 
be conducted by a laboratory accredited by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, to conduct verification of paternity by DNA. The cost of such 
testing shall be born by the parents or legal guardians of the person 
alleged to be a citizen at birth.
    ``(c) No Citizenship Pending Verification.--No agency or department 
of the Federal Government may issue a passport, certificate of 
citizenship, social security number, or other document premised on the 
United States citizenship of a person described in subsection (a) until 
verification of paternity through DNA testing has been established.''.
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