This page contains bill sponsorships in the Senate and House.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
Bill Sponsorship: Birthright Citizenship Act
Source: H.R.140
Congressional Summary: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is:- a U.S. citizen or national,
- a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or
- an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Explanation from OpenCongress.org: This bill would eliminate birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Current U.S. law automatically recognizes any person born on American soil as a natural born citizen. Under the bill, only children with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen, a legal permanent resident, or an undocumented immigrant serving in the military would be considered citizens.
Also see the related House of Representatives bill 2011 H.R.140.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.
Question 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Immigration
- Headline: No birthright citizenship unless one parent is an American
(Score: -2)
- Headline 2: Sponsored ending citizenship for illegals born in US
(Score: -2)
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 4.
- Headline: No birthright citizenship unless one parent is an American
(Answer: D)
- Headline 2: Sponsored ending citizenship for illegals born in US
(Answer: D)
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 4 on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 13-HR0140 |
Republicans
participating in 13-HR0140 |
Lou Barletta |
s1o | Pennsylvania Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Kerry Bentivolio |
s1o | Michigan Republican | Jan 23, 2013 |
Gus Bilirakis |
s1o | Florida Republican | Nov 17, 2014
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Diane Black |
s1o | Tennessee Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Kevin Brady |
s1o | Texas Republican | Jun 13, 2013
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Mo Brooks |
s1o | Alabama Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Paul Broun |
s1o | GA Republican Challenger | Feb 26, 2013
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John Campbell |
s1o | California Republican (retiring 2014) | May 7, 2013
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Bill Cassidy |
s1o | LA Republican Challenger | Jun 17, 2014
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Doug Collins |
s1o | Georgia Republican | Feb 27, 2014
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Mike Conaway |
s1o | Texas Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
John Culberson |
s1o | Texas Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Scott DesJarlais |
s1o | Tennessee Republican | Feb 25, 2014
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Jeff Duncan |
s1o | South Carolina Republican | Mar 12, 2013
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John Fleming |
s1o | LA Republican Senate candidate | Dec 11, 2014
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Jeff Fortenberry |
s1o | Nebraska Republican | Jul 29, 2014
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Virginia Foxx |
s1o | North Carolina Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Trent Franks |
s1o | Arizona Republican | Jan 23, 2013 |
Phil Gingrey |
s1o | GA Republican Challenger | Jan 3, 2013 |
Louie Gohmert |
s1o | Texas Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Tom Graves |
s1o | Georgia Republican | Feb 26, 2013
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Walter Beaman Jones |
s1o | North Carolina Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Steve King |
s2p | Iowa Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Jack Kingston |
s1o | GA Republican Challenger | Jul 8, 2013
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Kenny Marchant |
s1o | Texas Republican | Jan 23, 2013 |
Jeff Miller |
s1o | Florida Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Randy Neugebauer |
s1o | Texas Republican | Feb 26, 2013
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Rich Nugent |
s1o | Florida Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Alan Nunnelee |
s1o | Mississippi Republican (deceased 2015) | Jan 15, 2013 |
Steven Palazzo |
s1o | Mississippi Republican | Jun 27, 2013
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Bill Posey |
s1o | Florida Republican | Jul 22, 2014
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Phil Roe |
s1o | Tennessee Republican | Jan 23, 2013 |
Dennis Ross |
s1o | Florida Republican | Sep 8, 2014
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David Schweikert |
s1o | Arizona Republican | Jan 15, 2013 |
Austin Scott |
s1o | Georgia Republican | Jul 10, 2014
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Lynn Westmoreland |
s1o | Georgia Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Rob Woodall |
s1o | Georgia Republican | Jan 3, 2013 |
Independents
participating in 13-HR0140 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
0
Republicans:
37
Independents:
0 |
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