This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to change how the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" in the 14th Amendment is applied. The proposed article says that a person born in the United States can be considered "subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" only in certain cases. Those cases are when at least one parent is: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence whose residence is in the United States; or (3) an alien with lawful status who is performing active service in the Armed Forces. The amendment would become part of the Constitution if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years. Section 3 of the proposed article gives Congress the power to carry out the amendment by appropriate legislation.
If the amendment is approved and ratified, a person born in the United States would be considered "subject to the jurisdiction" for 14th Amendment purposes only when one parent meets one of the three listed categories. According to the text, people born in the United States whose parents do not meet any of those categories would not meet this definition in the amendment. The resolution was introduced in the House on May 4, 2026, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. It is not law unless it is ratified as a constitutional amendment.
No publicly available information on costs or fiscal effects is provided in the text. The amendment text says Congress may pass laws to carry out the amendment, but the resolution does not include any cost estimates.
No publicly available information in the provided text about proponents' arguments. The resolution was sponsored by Representatives Clay Fuller, Brandon Gill, Barry Moore, Thomas Tiffany, Andrew Clyde, Ralph Norman, and Sheri Biggs.
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