House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen on account of birth in the United States unless a parent is a United States citizen at the time of the birth.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Callahan R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 11, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Terry Everett (R-AL), Bob Stump (R-AZ), James Traficant (D-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Callahan.
- H.J.Res. 92 (105th) Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact
- H.R. 2159 (105th) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998
- H.R. 4569 (105th) Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999
- H.R. 3414 (105th) To suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical KL540.
- H.R. 3415 (105th) To suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical methyl thioglycolate.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.