H.J. Res. 87 (proposed constitutional amendment)



104th Congress H. J. RES. 87 As Introduced in the House



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VERSION As Introduced in the House

CONGRESS 104th CONGRESS

1st Session

BILL H. J. RES. 87

TITLE Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States

regarding citizenship in the United States.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 3, 1995

Mr. Stockman (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Funderburk, Mrs.

Chenoweth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Salmon) introduced

the following joint resolution; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

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TEXT JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States

regarding citizenship in the United States.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House

concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an

amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be

valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when

ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States

within seven years after the date of its submission for

ratification:

`ARTICLE -

`Section 1. Citizens of the United States shall only be persons

born to a parent who is a citizen of the United States, persons

born within the United States and to a parent who was lawfully

present in and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at

the time of that parent`s entry into the United States, and all

persons naturalized according to the laws of the United States.

`Section 2. Nothing in this Constitution shall require either

the Congress or the States to provide payments or services to any

person who is not a citizen of the United States.

`Section 3. No person shall become a naturalized citizen of the

United States who is not conversant in the English language, except

for persons under the age of five, and who has not sworn allegiance

to the United States over and above allegiance to any other polity.

`Section 4. Representatives shall be apportioned among the

several States according to their respective numbers, counting only

the number of citizens of each State.`.

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