Introduce legislation to end the birth tourism industry.

announced he will be introducing new legislation to end the “birth tourism” industry once and for all.

Scott announced a future legislative action to introduce a bill aimed at ending birth tourism.

Sen. Tim Scott to introduce legislation ending the “birth tourism” industry — U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina
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U.S. Senator Rick Scott is calling on Congress to pass the SAFE KIDS Act

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, a different Senator Scott was still calling for congressional passage of a related birth-tourism bill, indicating the broader legislative issue remained unresolved and not enacted.

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Sen. Rick Scott Calls on Congress to Pass SAFE KIDS Act to Prevent Birth Tourism Schemes from Foreign Adversaries
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Republicans and the Trump Administration are working to expose and address the birth tourism problem through proposed legislation and executive action.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A House Oversight hearing in the lookback window described birth-tourism responses as still being pursued through proposed legislation and executive action, not as a completed congressional fix by Tim Scott.

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Gill Opens Hearing on Protecting American Citizenship by Confronting Birth Tourism - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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the entry of any foreign national into the United States via a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth on American soil

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The White House issued Executive Order 14419 defining and targeting birth tourism. This is executive action on the policy area, but it is not Tim Scott introducing legislation.

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Ending Birth Tourism – The White House
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Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Sheehy, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record for the Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026 lists Marsha Blackburn as sponsor and does not list Tim Scott of South Carolina among the named introducers or cosponsors.

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S. 5023 (IS) - Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s5023is | Related Documents | GovInfo
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Any alien seeking admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(B) to engage in birth tourism is inadmissible.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced Blackburn bill contains substantive language aimed at birth tourism, but the official text again attributes introduction to Blackburn and colleagues other than Tim Scott of South Carolina.

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S. 5023 Introduced in Senate - Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026
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U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he will be introducing new legislation to end the “birth tourism” industry once and for all.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Tim Scott made a concrete public commitment to introduce birth-tourism legislation, but the statement is prospective and does not itself document bill introduction.

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Sen. Tim Scott to introduce legislation ending the “birth tourism” industry — U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%