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119-hjres-204119th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.

Sponsored By: Representative Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]

Introduced

Summary

This amendment would add a new constitutional rule that bars anyone who is not a natural-born citizen from serving as a federal judge. It covers the Supreme Court and all lower federal courts and would take effect six months after ratification.

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  • Sitting federal judges who are not natural-born citizens would no longer meet the eligibility rule once the amendment takes effect six months after ratification.
  • Future presidential nominations and Senate confirmations would be limited to natural-born citizens, narrowing the pool of eligible candidates for the Supreme Court and lower federal courts.

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Only natural-born citizens can be judges

This bill would add a constitutional amendment that limits who may serve as a federal judge. It would bar anyone who is not a natural born citizen from serving on the Supreme Court or any lower federal court. The amendment would operate notwithstanding Article III for that eligibility rule. It would become part of the Constitution only if three-fourths of the several States ratified it within seven years. If ratified, the rule would take effect six months after ratification. The amendment text contains no funding or enforcement provisions.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]

GA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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