HJRES 206 United States House · 119th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.

This bill proposes adding a new requirement to the U.S. Constitution that only natural-born citizens can serve as members of the House of Representatives or the Senate. It would change the current rules by explicitly stating that anyone who is not a natural-born citizen is ineligible for these offices, though it allows current officeholders to finish their existing terms before the ban takes effect. If passed and ratified, this change would prevent naturalized citizens from ever holding a seat in Congress, regardless of how long they have lived in the country.
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Jul 2026
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Introduced Jul 23, 2026 Last action Jul 23, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Scott Perry
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