2 1 (2) to prevent statelessness from occurring 2 under United States law or on United States terri- 3 tory. 4 SEC. 3. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find- pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 ings: 7 (1) The international community has recognized 8 the significance of the right to a nationality in the 9 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 10 done at New York December 16, 1966, to which the 11 United States is a signatory, as well as the Uni- 12 versal Declaration of Human Rights and numerous 13 international treaties, including the Convention Re- 14 lating to the Status of Stateless Persons, done at 15 New York September 28, 1954, and the Convention 16 on the Reduction of Statelessness, done at New York 17 August 30, 1961. 18 (2) Statelessness is an abhorrent violation of 19 fundamental human rights and human dignity, and 20 a life of statelessness has been recognized by the Su- 21 preme Court of the United States as a form of pun- 22 ishment more primitive than torture. 23 (3) Government action and inaction causes 24 statelessness; therefore, governments have the power 25 to resolve and prevent statelessness. •S 5330 IS VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:14 Jan 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S5330.IS S5330