H.R. 4741: Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025

This bill, titled the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025, aims to amend a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act to define more clearly which individuals born in the United States are not considered U.S. citizens at birth. The key points of the bill include:

Short Title

The bill may be referred to as the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025.

Sense of Congress

The bill expresses Congress's view that:

• The right to birthright citizenship comes from the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which is based in common law. It emphasizes that citizenship is not solely determined by birthplace ("the soil") but also by loyalty and obedience.
• The Supreme Court has recognized that children born to foreign diplomats or enemy soldiers on U.S. soil are not automatically entitled to citizenship.
• In a similar manner, the bill argues that children born to foreign spies, saboteurs, terrorists, and illegal aliens should also not be granted birthright citizenship.

Purpose

The bill seeks to:

• Codify the existing exception to birthright citizenship for children born to diplomats and individuals in hostile circumstances.
• Clarify that other categories of individuals, which the bill categorizes as disloyal or disobedient aliens, would also fall under this exception.

Citizenship Exclusions

The bill proposes to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by stipulating that individuals born in the U.S. shall not be considered subject to U.S. jurisdiction and thus not citizens if they are born to foreign parents who are:

• Unlawfully present in the U.S.
• Present in the U.S. for diplomatic missions.
• Engaged in hostile actions or operations against the U.S.

Relevant Companies

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