Bill strips citizenship from children born to undocumented parents.
S. 4954 — Citizenship Act of 2026 · Filed by Jim Banks (R-IN) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes who gets U.S. citizenship at birth. Children born in the U.S. to parents without legal status would not become citizens. Courts cannot review whether an invasion is happening. Only the President and Congress can decide that.
Who it affects
Children born in the U.S. to parents without legal status would lose birthright citizenship. This could affect millions of people already living in the U.S.
One thing to notice
Courts lose power to check the President's and Congress's decisions. This removes a main check on government power.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.
- Jul 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 13, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the 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
- birthright citizenship — The right to become a citizen by being born in a country.
- legal status — Permission from the government to live in a country.
- invasion — The term this bill uses for entry by people without permission.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,739 characters) on Aug 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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