The Born in the USA Act of 2025 prohibits the federal government from using any taxpayer funds to implement Executive Order 14160, which the bill argues unconstitutionally restricts citizenship for certain children born in the United States. The legislation asserts that birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment and cannot be overridden by executive order, citing the 1898 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark and noting that federal courts have ruled against the order's constitutionality. The bill affects all federal agencies and departments that might otherwise receive funding to enforce the executive order or any successor policies. No specific funding amount or timeline is provided in the legislation; instead, it broadly blocks all federal appropriations for implementing the order going forward. The bill was introduced by a bipartisan group of Democratic lawmakers and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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