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S. 4973: American Citizenship Act

S. 4973 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Currently, almost every child born on United States soil automatically receives American citizenship at birth regardless of their parents' legal status, a practice based on the Fourteenth Amendment. Under this bill, a child born in the United States will… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.

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