PARENT Act of 2025

Bill 119 HR 2337, also known as the Birthright Citizenship Act, aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the rules surrounding birthright citizenship in the United States. The bill seeks to address the issue of individuals born in the US to non-citizen parents and whether they should automatically be granted US citizenship.

Under current law, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution grants citizenship to anyone born in the US, regardless of their parents' citizenship status. However, some argue that this interpretation of birthright citizenship is being abused by individuals who come to the US solely to give birth and secure citizenship for their child.

The Birthright Citizenship Act proposes to change this by specifying that only children born in the US to at least one parent who is a US citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or an individual serving in the US Armed Forces would be granted citizenship. This would effectively exclude children born to parents who are in the US illegally or on temporary visas. Supporters of the bill argue that it would help prevent "birth tourism" and ensure that US citizenship is not obtained through fraudulent means. Critics, on the other hand, argue that the bill goes against the principles of the 14th Amendment and could lead to statelessness for children born in the US to undocumented parents. Overall, the Birthright Citizenship Act is a controversial piece of legislation that seeks to clarify the rules surrounding birthright citizenship in the US. It is currently being debated in Congress, with both supporters and opponents voicing their opinions on the potential impact of the bill.