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119-hjres-206119th Congress

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

Sponsored By: Representative Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

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Summary

Requires that all future members of Congress be natural-born U.S. citizens. The amendment would bar anyone who is not a natural-born citizen from serving as a Representative or a Senator. It sets the rule's adoption path by requiring proposal by two-thirds of both chambers and ratification by three-fourths of the states within seven years.

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  • Non‑natural‑born Representatives or Senators at the time of ratification may serve the remainder of their current term but would be ineligible to serve again afterward.
  • Anyone elected or appointed after ratification must be a natural‑born citizen to serve in the House or Senate.
  • The amendment would be added to the Constitution only if two‑thirds of both chambers propose it and three‑fourths of the states ratify it within a seven‑year window.

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Only natural-born citizens can serve

This joint resolution would propose a constitutional amendment requiring any Representative or Senator to be a natural born U.S. citizen. If ratified, that rule would take effect when the amendment becomes part of the Constitution. A person who is serving as a Representative or Senator at the time of ratification and is not a natural born citizen would be allowed to finish that term. After the term ends, that person would be ineligible to serve again as a Representative or Senator. The amendment would be proposed by two-thirds of both houses and would require ratification by three-fourths of the states within seven years.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

PA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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