Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make children of illegal immigrants, terrorists, and foreign spies ineligible for birthright citizenship.

Tom Cotton · Arkansas · Republican

policy impact 5.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 0%

Occurrences

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, legislation that would make children of illegal immigrants, terrorists, and foreign spies ineligible for birthright citizenship. ... The Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act would : Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that no child is eligible for birthright citizenship if their parents are unlawfully present in the United States, present in the U.S. for diplomatic purposes, or engaged in a hostile operation against the U.S.

Tom Cotton promises to amend U.S. law so that children born to illegal immigrants, terrorists, and foreign spies are not eligible for birthright citizenship.

Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens
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Evidence

Senator Cotton said that he and colleagues introduced the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act. The release states the bill "would make law the Supreme Court’s 'ambassadors and invaders' exceptions to birthright citizenship" and "would also make children of illegal immigrants, terrorists, and foreign spies ineligible for birthright citizenship."

Official Senate release shows Cotton advanced concrete legislation matching the claim, but only as an introduction.

never same_term A for effort

Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Amend Birthright Citizenship
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Cotton as sponsor of S.4459, introduced 06/05/2024, with latest action: "Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary." The tracker status is "Introduced."

The 2024 Senate bill aligned with the promise but stalled immediately in committee; no enactment or passage occurred.

never same_term A for effort

S.4459 - Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2024
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Congress.gov lists S.2274 with Sen. Cotton as sponsor, introduced 07/15/2025, and latest action: "Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary." The bill status remains "Introduced."

Cotton reintroduced the same birthright-citizenship restriction in the next Congress, but it still did not advance beyond referral.

never same_term A for effort

S.2274 - Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Tom Cotton as sponsor, shows the latest action as 2025-07-15 'Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,' and keeps the bill status at Introduced.

As of the 2026-06-21 refresh, Cotton's birthright-citizenship bill still shows no progress beyond introduction and referral. No committee, floor, or enactment step appears on the official bill page.

never same_term A for effort

S.2274 - Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Cotton materially pursued the promise by sponsoring the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act in 2024 and reintroducing it in 2025, and the bill text matched the claimed policy of denying birthright citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, terrorists, and foreign spies. But both official Congress.gov records show the measure stalled at introduction and referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee, with no committee approval, floor passage, or enactment. Because he made a serious legislative attempt but did not achieve the promised amendment to law, this is best scored as never, with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 99%