{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moreno.senate.gov/press-releases/moreno-announces-reintroduction-of-harry-reid-bill-to-eliminate-birthright-citizenship", "Moreno Announces Reintroduction of Harry Reid Bill to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship", "2026-06-30", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Bernie Moreno", "M001242", "www.moreno.senate.gov", "moreno", "https://www.moreno.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013\n\nToday, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) announced he will reintroduce of Former Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid\u2019s (D-Nev.) bipartisan bill to eliminate birthright citizenship.\n\n\u201cBefore far-left radicals took over the Democrat Party, their leader Harry Reid introduced a great bill to end birthright citizenship, ensure no illegals could vote, and crack down on employers who abuse illegal labor,\u201d said Senator Moreno. \u201cIt\u2019s a great bill, so I say let\u2019s vote on it and find out once and for all if Harry Reid would still have a home in the modern Democrat Party.\u201d\n\nSummary\n\nSenator Reid\u2019s bill, which Senator Moreno is reintroducing, would:\n\nCracks down on criminal aliens and illegal reentry: Expands the list of aggravated felonies, strengthens penalties for illegal reentry (up to 10\u201320 years), requires local law enforcement to notify immigration authorities within 72 hours of felony arrests, and enables faster deportation during prison sentences.\n\nTargets alien smugglers with RICO authority: Treats alien smuggling as a RICO offense, raises penalties, expands asset forfeiture, and authorizes wiretaps to dismantle professional smuggling networks and human trafficking operations.\n\nHolds carriers accountable at the border: Holds airlines and other international carriers financially responsible for bringing in people without proper documents.\n\nProtects American workers with worksite enforcement: Requires employers to use tamper-proof identification (enhanced Social Security and alien work cards) and a telephone verification system to confirm work eligibility.\n\nEnforces state and local cooperation: Requires states and cities to use the federal SAVE system to verify immigration status before issuing federal benefits such as welfare, Medicaid, food stamps, housing, and unemployment \u2014 and withholds funding from localities that refuse to comply.\n\nDefends citizenship and voting integrity: Clarifies that birthright citizenship does not apply to children of illegal immigrants and makes it a federal crime for non-citizens to vote in any federal, state, or local elections.", 1, "2026-07-01T06:34:07Z", "2026-07-01T06:35:35Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.moreno.senate.gov/press-releases/moreno-announces-reintroduction-of-harry-reid-bill-to-eliminate-birthright-citizenship"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4917301014065742, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}