{"id":2394457,"date":"2025-01-23T17:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-to-close-loophole-in-14th-amendment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:13:57","slug":"house-republicans-seek-to-close-loophole-in-14th-amendment-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-to-close-loophole-in-14th-amendment-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans seek to close &#8216;loophole&#8217; in 14th Amendment &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-seek-to-close-loophole-in-14th-amendment-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans are advancing a \u200bnew \u200cbill known as\u2063 the Birthright Citizenship Act, \u200daimed at permanently limiting birthright citizenship,\u200d an \u200binitiative sparked by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-pick-and-choose-biden-faces-backlash-for-publicizing-covid-vaccine-statuses-while-ordering-abortion-privacy\/\" title=\"\u2018They Pick And Choose\u2019: Biden Faces Backlash For Publicizing COVID Vaccine Statuses While Ordering Abortion Privacy\">previous executive order<\/a>\u2062 from President Donald Trump. This\u200d effort comes in response \u2063to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-temporarily-reinstates-biden-admins-ghost-gun-rule\/\" title=\"SCOTUS temporarily restores Biden&#039;s &#039;Ghost Gun&#039; rule.\">legal challenges faced<\/a> by the\u200c executive order, which sought to amend the \u200drequest of the 14th Amendment but was recently blocked by a federal judge. The bill, introduced by Representative \u2063brian Babin (R-TX) \u2063and supported by nine other lawmakers, is\u2063 positioned as a legislative \u2064solution to reinforce the president&#8217;s directive amid \u2064ongoing legal disputes. Babin emphasized \u200bthe importance of this legislation during a press conference at the Capitol, framing\u200c it as a necessary \u2064measure \u200dto address perceived loopholes in the constitution regarding \u2062citizenship.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republicans seek to close &lsquo;loophole&rsquo; in 14th Amendment with Birthright Citizenship Act<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908028\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans are rallying around a new bill intended to codify President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3292389\/trump-sign-10-executive-orders-border-immigration-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">executive order<\/a> to limit birthright <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">citizenship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s order targeting the Constitution&rsquo;s 14th Amendment was hit with several legal challenges by Democratic attorneys general and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3298682\/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-nationwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blocked by a federal judge\">blocked by a federal judge<\/a> Thursday afternoon. However, the Birthright Citizenship Act, introduced by House Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX), seeks to make the president&rsquo;s order permanent.<\/p>\n<p>Babin, alongside nine other House lawmakers, touted his support for the bill at the Capitol on Thursday and described the new piece of legislation, introduced Wednesday, as a way to fix a &ldquo;loophole&rdquo; in the original amendment, which was put forth following the Civil War in the 1860s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is about ensuring the citizenship, a cornerstone of our national identity, is protected, respected, and aligned with the principles on which this country was built,&rdquo; Babin said during a press conference Thursday. &ldquo;This is the time, ladies and gentlemen, to pass this legislation, which has been plaguing our country for well over 100 years. This opportunity will not come again, at least not for a long, long time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Babin <a href=\"https:\/\/babin.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=14088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">introduced<\/a> his bill one day after Trump took executive action and said it was based on a &ldquo;flawed&rdquo; interpretation of the 14th Amendment, aimed at protecting recently freed slaves in the South, not illegal immigrants who have used it heavily in recent history. Babin&rsquo;s bill would restore the 14th Amendment to the original purpose outlined 150 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">common-sense legislation corrects decades<\/a> of misuse and closes the loophole that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-extends-state-funded-medicare-to-residents-over-age-50-regardless-of-immigration-status\/\" title=\"Calif. extends state-funded Medicare to residents over age 50 regardless of immigration status\">incentivizes illegal immigration<\/a> and exploits U.S. citizenship through birth tourism,&rdquo; Babin said in a statement. &ldquo;Citizenship is one of our nation&rsquo;s most precious privileges. By introducing this legislation, we are taking an important step to restore integrity to our immigration system and prioritize the interests of American citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Babin&rsquo;s bill would not eradicate birthright citizenship, instead supporting it in certain circumstances, such as when a child is born to a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident whose residence is in the U.S., or a lawful immigrant performing active service in the Armed Forces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said birthright citizenship has been abused by illegal immigrants for over a century.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Framers of the 14th Amendment would have known how abused the notion of birthright citizenship would be, which was not even a notion in the 1860s, they would have been absolutely stunned,&rdquo; Biggs said at the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), the only woman in the group, said birthright matters are part of a &ldquo;big-time industry&rdquo; aimed at getting pregnant women to the U.S. just in time to give birth, knowing their child will be a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People will come from many, many countries to give birth, and they pay a lot of money to get here,&rdquo; said Harshbarger. &ldquo;This bill would negate that, and so, therefore, would stop that stream. &hellip; There&rsquo;s other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-nears-500-murders-in-2021-mayor-wants-gun-control-to-combat-it\/\" title=\"Philadelphia Nears 500 Murders in 2021; Mayor Wants Gun Control To Combat It\">people making money<\/a> off this, so just be aware of that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the amendment is not expected to be included in reconciliation legislation going through Congress at the moment, the bill has not been assigned a dollar value in terms of how much it would cost if enacted.<\/p>\n<p>The bill faces an uphill battle. Two-thirds of the House and Senate would have to approve it, as well as 75% of state legislatures. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1908028\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908028\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans aim to amend the 14th Amendment with a new bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2394458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rep.-Brian-Babin.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46439,32920,13150],"class_list":["post-2394457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-14th-amendment","tag-house-republicans","tag-loophole"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rep.-Brian-Babin.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394457"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394461,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394457\/revisions\/2394461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}