Hearing: ‘“Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II”

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government (Committee on the Judiciary)

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (2:00 PM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Ms. Rosemary Jenks
Policy Director, Immigration Accountability Project

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  • Jenks Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Jenks Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Jenks Bio [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM

The Honorable Kris Kobach
Attorney General, Office of the Kansas Attorney General

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  • Kobach Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Kobach Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Kobach Bio [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM

Mr. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli
Senior Fellow for Immigration and Homeland Security, Center for Renewing America

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  • Cuccinelli Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Cuccinelli Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Cuccinelli Bio [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM

Mr. Jonathan T. Weinberg
Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University

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  • Weinberg Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Weinberg Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • Weinberg Bio [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM

Support Documents

  • An article from The Atlantic titled, “How the Right Could Actually End Birthright Citizenship”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Balint of VT [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 04:15 PM
  • An article from the Wall Street Journal titled, “A Florida Surrogate, a Father in China, and the Babies Caught Between”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Hageman of WY [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 09:40 AM
  • A letter dated August 20, 2026, from Representative Hageman to President Trump regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship, submitted for the Record by Ms. Hageman of WY [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 09:40 AM
  • An article from Fertility and Sterility (Fertil Steril) titled, “International Gestational Surrogacy in the United States, 2014-2020”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Hageman of WY [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 09:40 AM
  • An article from the Wall Street Journal titled, “The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Hageman of WY [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 09:40 AM

First Published: August 26, 2026 at 01:20 PM
Last Updated: September 3, 2026 at 01:15 PM