US Congress House Bill 1206 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes that minors born in the outlying U.S. possessions (i.e., America Samoa and Swains Island) shall be eligible to obtain citizenship through a U.S. citizen parent. Currently, a child born outside the United States may automatically acquire citizenship through a parent by satisfying certain requirements. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish that this same citizenship path is available to non-citizen national minors. This path to citizenship is distinct from rights acquired at birth, and is open to individuals such as minors who were adopted by a U.S. citizen.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that noncitizen nationals of the United States who are children of United States citizens are eligible for United States citizenship, and for other purposes.

Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]

Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-02-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1206/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1206/BILLS-116hr1206ih.pdf