House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-133
Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act
Became law on Mar 26, 2020.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 23, 2019
- Committee actionMar 5, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 5, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMar 16, 2020
- Became lawMar 26, 2020
Latest action: Mar 26, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-133.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4803.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NADLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 168, October 23, 2019, Page H8457):Article I, Section 8, clause 4 provides Congress with the power to establish a ``uniform rule of Naturalization.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 114 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4803, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4803
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
13 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 7 Democrats
6 of 13 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Ken Buck (R-CO), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Doug Collins (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Van Taylor (R-TX), William Thornberry (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler.
- H.R. 2694 (116th) Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- H.R. 3884 (116th) MORE Act of 2020
- H.Res. 755 (116th) Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- H.R. 6509 (116th) Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020
- H.Con.Res. 24 (116th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress.
- H.R. 6172 (116th) USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.