The PARENT Act of 2025 would change the rules for birthright citizenship in the United States by narrowing who automatically qualifies for citizenship at birth. Currently, anyone born in the U.S. is generally granted citizenship regardless of their parents' immigration status. This bill would restrict automatic citizenship to children born to at least one parent who is either a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident at the time of birth. The change would apply only to children born after the law takes effect, not retroactively to those already born. The bill was introduced in March 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee, with no specific funding provisions mentioned in the legislation itself.
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