,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #digc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,schmitt introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #cja of the ,immigration and           
,nationality ,act to clarify the meaning
 of the ,citizenship ,clause of the     
,fourteenth ,amendment1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american           
,citizenship ,act4  #b4 ,birthright     
citizenship according to the ,united    
,states ,constitution  7a7 ,in general  
,section #cja7;a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#adja7;a77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7a7 a person born in the      
,united ,states and not subject to any  
foreign power3 ,provided1 ,that a person
 born in the ,united ,states shall be   
deemed subject to a foreign power if    
neither parent of such person is a      

,united ,states citizen or has been     
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence at the time of such person's  
birth2  4  7b7 ,applicability ,the      
amendment made by subsection 7a7 may not
 be construed to affect the citizenship 
or nationality status of any person who 
was born before the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4