{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/senator-schmitt-to-introduce-constitutional-amendment-putting-americans-first-reining-in-birthright-citizenship/", "Senator Schmitt to Introduce Constitutional Amendment Putting Americans First, Reining in Birthright Citizenship", "2026-06-30", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Eric Schmitt", "S001227", "www.schmitt.senate.gov", "schmitt", "https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "Schmitt\u2019s Amendment Follows SCOTUS Decision Allowing Unlimited Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens, Temporarily Present Aliens\n\nU.S. SENATE \u2014 Today U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee of the Constitution, announced he will be introducing a constitutional amendment to protect American citizenship and rein in birthright citizenship. This announcement follows today\u2019s Supreme Court decision to uphold unlimited birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens and temporarily present aliens.\n\n\u201cAmerican citizenship is more than just paperwork and a bureaucratic label. It\u2019s the covenantal bond between a nation and its people, and in a republic like ours that bond carries enormous weight. But under the Supreme Court\u2019s erroneous interpretation, American citizenship is extended to anyone who happens to be on U.S. soil when they\u2019re born\u2013even if they were here in violation of our laws. This is a dramatic departure from the understanding of citizenship of our Founders and the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment. Congress and the American people have the power to restore integrity and meaning to citizenship by limiting it to those who owe allegiance and loyalty to our nation. Our generation\u2019s existential threat is a hostile takeover through mass migration. We must honor the legacy of the patriots who built our country by doing our part to ensure we pass on an America we are proud of\u2014and the first step is reclaiming control of who joins the political community that governs the United States and exercises the people\u2019s sovereignty,\u201d said Senator Schmitt.\n\nSchmitt\u2019s constitutional amendment, among other things, would restore the scope of birthright citizenship to only the children of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.\n\nBackground:\n\nSchmitt led an amicus brief in support of President Trump\u2019s birthright citizenship executive order defending the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment\u2019s Citizenship Clause.\n\nAs Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Schmitt has led several hearings on the importance of protecting American citizenship. In March, Schmitt highlighted the threat of birth tourism, and recently his hearings examined denaturalizations and restoring pride in American citizenship.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-02T06:20:02Z", "2026-07-02T06:21:32Z"]], "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.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/senator-schmitt-to-introduce-constitutional-amendment-putting-americans-first-reining-in-birthright-citizenship/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8761710487306118, "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"}