[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 274. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CERTAIN PERSONS BORN IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     following'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and indenting such 
     paragraphs, as redesignated, an additional 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Definition.--Acknowledging the right of birthright 
     citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, a person born in the 
     United States shall be considered `subject to the 
     jurisdiction' of the United States for purposes of subsection 
     (a)(1) only if the person is born in the United States and at 
     least 1 of the person's parents is--
       ``(1) a citizen or national of the United States;
       ``(2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in 
     the United States whose residence is in the United States; or
       ``(3) an alien performing active service in the armed 
     forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States 
     Code).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) 
     may not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality 
     status of any person born before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
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