Immigration: Ban on Birth Tourism
The Senate Judiciary Committee received this bill on July 16, 2026, and it has not moved since that date. The committee must review the proposal before it can proceed to a full vote. Most bills do not move past this stage of the process.
Companion bill: Immigration: Ban Birth Tourism Act →This bill lacks support from the opposing party and faces a difficult path through a divided Congress where immigration issues are highly debated.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Companion
Identical companion bill H.R. 9919 (119th) was introduced in the other chamber.
H.R. 9919 (119th) →Govbase has not yet run an impact analysis on this legislation.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in Senate
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Following a Supreme Court defeat, the administration and GOP lawmakers are pivoting to legislative solutions like the Ban Birth Tourism Act. The bill targets organized networks and individuals entering the U.S. primarily to secure citizenship for their children through birth.
Senator Marsha Blackburn reintroduced the Ban Birth Tourism Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. The bill makes birth tourism a ground for inadmissibility and a deportable offense, targeting the estimated 33,000 children born annually to foreign parents on temporary visas.
The Ban Birth Tourism Act would stop foreign nationals from obtaining temporary visas for the purpose of giving birth. The proposal follows the SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. Barbara and gives border agents specific legal tools to deny entry to those suspected of seeking birthright citizenship.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026
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