Bill would stop pregnant foreign visitors from entering the U.S.
H.R. 9919 — Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026 · Filed by Rich McCormick (R-GA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes immigration law to block pregnant foreign nationals from entering. It also allows deportation if they enter and give birth here. The bill targets birth tourism. This is when pregnant people travel to the U.S. so their baby becomes a citizen.
Who it affects
The bill affects pregnant foreign nationals. It does not change rights for U.S. citizens.
One thing to notice
Officials would decide if a pregnant person intends to have a baby for citizenship. They would base this on their own judgment. Pregnant women on tourist visas who give birth within ten months could be deported. They could avoid deportation only by proving their main reason was not citizenship.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Jul 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- birth tourism — traveling to a country while pregnant to have a baby who becomes a citizen
- foreign nationals — people who are not citizens of a country
- deport — force someone to leave a country and return to their home country
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,230 characters) on Jul 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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