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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare aliens seeking to engage in "birth tourism" inadmissible to the United States.
- Defines birth tourism as seeking entry for the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States.
- Includes as birth tourism any case where an alien is likely to give birth within 10 months of entry and would thereby obtain U.S. citizenship for the child based on birth on U.S. territory.
- Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of State, or consular officers to make determinations of birth tourism based on reasonable judgment.
- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens who entered the United States to engage in birth tourism deportable.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Richard Mccormick’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $21,624
- INFO REQUESTED $18,600
- CEO $15,700
- EXECUTIVE $12,900
- SANKRANTI / VENSAI TECHNOLOGIES $12,505
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Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 23, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2026
Mr. McCormick (for himself, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, 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 “Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS SEEKING UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN THROUGH BIRTH TOURISM.
Section 212(a)(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(F) Aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the united states.—
“(i) In general.—Any alien seeking admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(B) to engage in birth tourism is inadmissible.
“(ii) Birth tourism.—An alien is engaging in birth tourism under clause (i) if, based on the reasonable judgment of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or a consular officer, the alien—
“(I) is seeking to enter or reenter the United States for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to such child; or
“(II) is likely to give birth to a child within 10 months of entry if such alien is admitted to, or physically present in, the United States or its territories or outlying possessions and, as a result, is likely to obtain United States citizenship for such child based on the child’s birth on United States territory.”.
SEC. 3. DEPORTABILITY OF ALIENS SEEKING UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN THROUGH BIRTH TOURISM.
Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
“(F) Birth tourism.—
“(i) In general.—An alien is deportable if such alien has entered the United States to engage in birth tourism.
“(ii) Birth tourism.—An alien has engaged in birth tourism if, based on the reasonable judgment of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or a consular officer, the alien—
“(I) entered or reentered the United States for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to such child; or
“(II) is likely to give birth to a child within 10 months of such entry while in the United States or its territories or outlying possessions and, as a result, is likely to obtain United States citizenship for such child based on the child’s birth on United States territory.”. <all>
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