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Calling on the President to resume the interpretation of section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution as originally intended and applied as law for a century.

H. Res. 140 · 116th Congress · Feb 22, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
calls upon the Government of the United States to return to the proper, original, and intended interpretation of section 1 of the 14th Amendment, taking into account the jurisdiction clause;
(2)
disapproves of birthright citizenship and intends to pursue legislative measures if necessary to ensure the practice is appropriately ended;
(3)
supports the directives of the Trump Administration to properly interpret section 1 of the 14th Amendment and, if necessary, seek judicial clarification as to the intent of the language of the amendment; and
(4)
will seek, if necessary, a legislative solution to end birthright citizenship.