How HR 7594 changes current law

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The bill modifies the citizenship criteria for individuals born in the United States by introducing residency requirements for parents.

• 8 U.S.C. 1401(a)

  a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof; → a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence and resides in the United States

  This change restricts citizenship at birth by requiring that at least one parent must be a citizen, national, or a lawfully admitted permanent resident who resides in the United States.