U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9876: BAN Act
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
To prohibit birth tourism, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit birth tourism, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 22, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit birth tourism, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Birthright Abuse and Nationality Act or the BAN Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Trump v. Barbara that children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause . (2) The majority opinion in Trump v. Barbara, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, adopts an unduly narrow and formalistic interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that ignores the real-world consequences of birth tourism and reflects a departure from common-sense understandings of jurisdiction, sovereignty, and the proper limits of the Citizenship Clause. (3) Justice Clarence Thomas authored an outstanding and blistering dissent in Trump v. Barbara, rigorously dismantling the majority's reasoning and warning that its expansive interpretation of the Citizenship Clause dangerously devalues American citizenship and invites further abuse of birthright citizenship by those unlawfully or temporarily present in the United States. (4) Businesses, facilitators, and foreign-based agencies openly advertise and sell packages designed to enable foreign nationals to travel to the United States for the primary purpose of obtaining …
Sponsors
- John Rose (R, HD-006) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is HB9876?
- HB9876 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): BAN Act.
- What does HB9876 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit birth tourism, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9876?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9876?
- John Rose (R, HD-006).
- Where is the official record for HB9876?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9876
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