Federal agencies could not spend money to carry out Executive Order 14160 or a similar future policy. The bill is meant to stop the government from using executive action alone to limit birthright citizenship.
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Born in the USA Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on S. 646: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects children born in the United States whose citizenship could be questioned under Executive Order 14160, along with their families. It also directly affects federal agencies because they could not use money to carry out that order or a similar replacement policy. Lawmakers and future presidents are also affected because the bill uses Congress's spending power to limit executive action on this issue.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it could stop the federal government from using a presidential order to question the citizenship of some children born in the United States. It would use Congress's control over spending to block that order in practice. It also matters because it sets up a direct clash between Congress and the president over who can shape citizenship policy this way.
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