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To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish birth tourism as an offense, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Establishes a criminal offense for knowingly entering the United States for the purpose of giving birth to a child whose parents are not U.S. nationals or lawful permanent residents and misrepresenting that purpose
- Sets a minimum penalty of 10 years imprisonment if the child is born in the United States, and a maximum penalty of 25 years
- Allows federal district courts to order the removal of an alien convicted of this offense at the time of sentencing
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Jul 22, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 22, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2026
Mr. Fine introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish birth tourism as an offense, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Deliveries Act”.
SEC. 2. BIRTHING MISREPRESENTATIONS.
Section 1546 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking “or fact—” and inserting “or fact; or”;
(B) by inserting before “Shall be fined” the following: “ “Whoever knowingly enters the United States for the purpose of giving birth to a child whose parents are not nationals or lawful permanent residents of the United States and misrepresents such purpose—”; and
(C) by inserting “not less than 10 years (if the offense resulted in such child being born in the United States) or” before “not more than 25”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a United States district court shall have jurisdiction to enter a judicial order of removal at the time of sentencing against any alien who is convicted of an offense under this section.”. <all>
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