“‘Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment”

House 119th · February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2141 · Scheduled

Judiciary Committee › Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee · 16 members ↓

Roy, Chip R-TX Chair

Gill, Brandon R-TX

Onder, Robert F. R-MO

Grothman, Glenn R-WI

Hageman, Harriet M. R-WY

Harris, Mark R-NC

Massie, Thomas R-KY

McClintock, Tom R-CA

Hunt, Wesley R-TX

Scanlon, Mary Gay D-PA Ranking

Balint, Becca D-VT

Neguse, Joe D-CO

Jayapal, Pramila D-WA

Goldman, Daniel S. D-NY

Cohen, Steve D-TN

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney D-CA

Witnesses (4)

Ms. Amanda Frost

Professor of Law

University of Virginia School of Law

Statement·Truth in Testimony·Biography

Mr. R. Trent McCotter

Partner

Boyden Gray PLLC

Statement·Truth in Testimony·Biography

Mr. Charles Cooper

Chairman and Founding Partner

Cooper and Kirk PLLC

Statement·Truth in Testimony·Biography

Mr. Matt O'Brien

Director of Investigations

Immigration Reform Law Institute

Supporting Documents (8) Show all +

An abstract from an article titled, “Subject to the Complete Jurisdiction Thereof: Salvaging the Original Meaning of the Citizenship Clause”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Roy of TX PDF

An article from The Heritage Foundation titled, “The New Face of Birth Tourism: Chinese Nationals, American Surrogates, and Birthright Citizenship”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Hageman of WY PDF

An amicus brief from State of Washington, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, submitted for the Record by Mr. Roy of TX PDF

An article from the Wall Street Journal titled, “Why Trump Is Right About Birthright Citizenship”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Roy of TX PDF

A statement from The Leadership Conference regarding the Hearing on February 25, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA PDF

An article from The New York Times titled, “Barbara Jordan Dies at 59; Her Voice Stirred the Nation”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA PDF

A statement for the record from The Center for Law and Social Policy for the subcommittee hearing on birthright citizenship, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA PDF

Opening statement from the February 25, 2025 hearing on birthright citizenship, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD PDF

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