H.R.9876

Prohibits birth tourism by making aliens engaging in it inadmissible and criminalizing related fraud.

The Birthright Abuse and Nationality Act, also known as the BAN Act, aims to prohibit birth tourism by making aliens who visit the United States for the primary purpose of giving birth to a child who does not have a parent who is a national of the United States inadmissible. It also criminalizes birth tourism visa fraud, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison. The act defines birth tourism as the act of an alien visiting the United States for the primary purpose of giving birth to a child who does not have a parent who is a national of the United States.