Pass the Ban Birth Tourism Act to prevent foreign nationals from traveling to the United States primarily to give birth so their child automatically receives citizenship.

Richard McCormick · Georgia · Republican

policy impact 0.64 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

Congressman McCormick Joins Forces with Senator Blackburn to Lead the Ban Birth Tourism Act... This legislation will close a loophole in U.S. immigration law by preventing foreign nationals from traveling to the United States for the primary purpose of giving birth. As a result, their child automatically acquires American citizenship.

McCormick introduced House legislation to close a birth tourism loophole by restricting travel to the U.S. for the primary purpose of giving birth to obtain automatic citizenship for a child.

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Evidence

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GovInfo records H.R. 9919 as sponsored by Richard McCormick, introduced July 23, 2026, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): No official action in the August 12-14 lookback window showed passage. The latest official status remains introduction and committee referral, which is concrete legislative effort but not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 9919 (IH) - Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026
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McCormick's official site announced he introduced the House companion to Senator Blackburn's Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The candidate publicly claimed authorship of the House companion bill, confirming serious action toward the commitment. The item does not show the bill passed or became law.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Mccormick |
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

McCormick materially advanced the promise by introducing the House companion bill, H.R. 9919, during his same federal term. However, the promised outcome was to pass the Ban Birth Tourism Act, and the available official status shows only introduction and referral to the House Judiciary Committee, with no passage or enactment. Under the instruction for a serious legislative attempt that failed to deliver the promised outcome, this is scored as never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%