U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5527: Birth Tourism Elimination Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Birth Tourism Elimination Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress. Sec. 3. Inadmissibility of aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States. Sec. 4. Codification of Department of State rule clarifying eligibility for B-2 tourist visas. Sec. 5. Prohibition on using the Visa Waiver Program for birth tourism. Sec. 6. Secondary inspections. Sec. 7. Expedited removal for birth tourism. Sec. 8. Enhancement of criminal penalties for facilitating, sponsoring, organizing, or profiting from birth tourism. Sec. 9. Reporting requirements. SECTION 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Birth tourism is the practice of foreign nationals traveling to the United States for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States. (2) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate has determined-- (A) changes made to Department of State policies in 2015 made birth tourism …
Sponsors
- Scott, Tim (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is SB5527?
- SB5527 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Birth Tourism Elimination Act.
- What does SB5527 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of SB5527?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5527?
- Scott, Tim (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5527?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5527
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