# Summary of H.R. 10447: American Citizenship Integrity Act
This bill creates new federal crimes and immigration enforcement tools targeting what supporters call "birth tourism"—the practice of entering the United States specifically to give birth and obtain citizenship for a child. The legislation makes it illegal to recruit, transport, or harbor foreign nationals with the intent of obtaining U.S. citizenship for their children born in the country, with penalties of up to 15 years in prison for individual cases and up to 30 years for organized schemes involving three or more people. The bill also makes it possible to deny entry to aliens suspected of seeking admission for birth tourism purposes and allows the government to revoke citizenship from naturalized citizens convicted of participating in such schemes.
To enforce these provisions, the bill establishes an interagency task force within 180 days, led by the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security, that includes officials from immigration agencies, the FBI, and the State Department. The task force must coordinate investigations, develop guidance for border and immigration officials, and submit annual reports to Congress detailing prosecutions, convictions, and denaturalization cases. Additionally, the bill requires the Attorney General to designate a prosecutor in each federal judicial district to oversee these cases within 180 days of enactment.