H.R. 4803 · 116th Congress · enacted
Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act
Became Public Law No: 116-133.
Latest official action 2020-03-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act This bill establishes that a foreign-born child of a U.S. citizen member of the Armed Forces or government employee may automatically acquire U.S. citizenship even if the child is not residing in the United States. Currently, a foreign-born child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship if the child (1) has at least one parent who is a citizen, (2) is less than 18 years old, and (3) is residing in the United States in the citizen parent's legal and physical custody pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence. Under this bill, the third requirement is fulfilled if a foreign-born child is (1) living in the legal and physical custody of the citizen Armed Services member or government employee who has been stationed abroad (or the accompanying spouse of such a citizen), and (2) lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-26
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Jerrold Nadler
House · NY District 12 · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam Smith
House · WA District 9 · Democratic
$622,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Lieu
House · CA District 36 · Democratic
$635,396PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ruben Gallego
Senate · AZ · Democratic
$466,961PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
House · PA District 1 · Republican
$2,223,728PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
House · CA District 31 · Democratic
$197,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Steve Cohen
House · TN District 9 · Democratic
$308,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
13 of 13 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$60,000
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$47,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$42,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$41,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$40,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$34,000
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $4,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$32,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$31,500
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $4,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $6,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $3,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$30,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $8,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$30,000
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$30,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordEDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$29,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $8,500
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$29,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $8,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,884
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,994
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $18,396
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,494
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$26,000
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $0
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $0
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$25,000
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $4,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$23,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$23,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$22,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $4,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$22,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $3,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $6,500
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$22,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$22,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $4,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$22,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$21,500
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $6,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $8,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$21,000
Jerrold Nadler · Sponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $4,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$21,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $6,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordKPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$20,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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