S. 5023: Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: July 16, 2026
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (July 16, 2026)
Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026
This bill makes B-visa nonimmigrants inadmissible for seeking entry to engage in birth tourism, while establishing a broader deportability ground for any alien who enters the U.S. for the primary purpose of obtaining citizenship for a child by giving birth (or who is likely to give birth within 10 months of entry).
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) (July 16, 2026)
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) (July 16, 2026)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (July 16, 2026)
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) (July 16, 2026)
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) (July 16, 2026)
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) (July 16, 2026)
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) (July 20, 2026)
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) (July 21, 2026)