8 U.S.C. § 1481
Loss of nationality by native-born or naturalized citizen; voluntary action; burden of proof; presumptions
United States · Title 8 — ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · Status: effective
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A person who is a national of the United States whether by birth or naturalization, shall lose his nationality by voluntarily performing any of the following acts with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- National Emergencies ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to repeal certain sections of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally