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Texas lawmaker’s bill seeks end to birthright citizenship ‘misuse’
GOP Texas U.S. Rep. Brian Babin is seeking to end the misuse of birthright citizenship through a piece of legislation
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Texas Republicans in Congress propose bills to codify Trump executive orders
Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed in Congress this month.
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New Bill Would Codify Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Into Law
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Republicans unite to codify Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship
Rep. Brian Babin introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act, aiming to redefine citizenship for U.S.-born children, echoing Trump's controversial executive order.
Trump's House GOP allies push birthright citizenship bill after progressive fury at presidential order
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U.S. House Republicans roll out bill to restrict birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — Falling in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, House Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would amend federal immigration law to narrow the scope of citizenship, although the right is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
House Republicans seek to close ‘loophole’ in 14th Amendment with Birthright Citizenship Act
Trump’s order targeting the Constitution’s 14th Amendment was hit with several legal challenges by Democratic attorneys general and was blocked by a federal judge Thursday afternoon. However, the Birthright Citizenship Act, introduced by House Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX), seeks to make the president’s order permanent.
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Babin introduces bill to ban birthright citizenship
Former Tea Party member Brian Babin, Baytown and Chambers County’s elected representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, signed up for the full MAGA Deal in 2016, after his first
New Texas-led bill would seek to end birthright citizenship, following Trump's lead
The move comes just as Trump’s attempt to cut off the longstanding constitutional right through an executive order drew immediate legal challenges this week.
Birthright citizenship: Why the ‘right of soil’ is so big in the Americas
More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them are in the Western Hemisphere. The reason is more complicated than you might think.
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice steps aside in pivotal union rights case
A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice will not participate in a pending case that will determine whether tens of thousands of public sector workers regain collective bargaining rights that were taken away by a 2011 law.
House Republicans lose their cool over reconciliation as Florida retreat produces no agreement
Some House Republicans are frustrated with a lack of progress in the reconciliation process, but leadership says the conference is right on schedule.
Immigration takes center stage on Capitol Hill, and Texans are deep in the mix
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members, including Texans, forcefully pushed back Thursday on immigration actions President Donald Trump has taken during his first days in office. Members of the Democratic group demanded a seat at the table for further policy changes and said Trump’s early moves are threatening farmworkers,
Full List of Lawmakers Who Voted to Increase Flights at Reagan Airport
The plan to add five incoming and five outgoing flights was included in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act last year.