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May 20, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration
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May 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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May 20, 2025
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May 20, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: May 20, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 17, 2025 6:10 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1812 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1812
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by
giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2025
Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by
giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1812 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1812
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by
giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2025
Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by
giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Birth Tourism Act''.
SEC. 2.
GIVING BIRTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
Section 212
(a)
(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.
(a)
(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182
(a)
(10) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(F) Aliens seeking citizenship for children by
giving birth in the united states.--
``
(i) In general.--Any alien seeking
admission to the United States as a
nonimmigrant under
section 101
(a)
(15)
(B) for
the primary purpose of obtaining United States
citizenship for a child by giving birth to such
child in the United States is inadmissible.
(a)
(15)
(B) for
the primary purpose of obtaining United States
citizenship for a child by giving birth to such
child in the United States is inadmissible.
``
(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in
this subparagraph may be construed to render
inadmissible an alien seeking legitimate
medical treatment relating to childbirth if
obtaining citizenship for the child is not the
primary purpose for seeking admission.''.
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