Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit any person who has citizenship or nationality of, or otherwise owes allegiance to, a country other than the United States from serving as a Representative or Senator in Congress, a Judge of the Supreme Court or any inferior court, an Ambassador, public Minister or Consul, or any other officer of the United States which requires the advice and consent of the Senate, or the President or Vice President unless the person formally and permanently relinquishes such citizenship, nationality, or allegiance.

Ban foreign-allegiance holders from federal office

This bill would add a constitutional rule that people with citizenship, nationality, or allegiance to a country other than the United States could not serve in certain federal offices unless they formally and permanently give up that foreign citizenship, nationality, or allegiance. It would cover Representatives and Senators, federal judges, Ambassadors and other officers who need Senate approval, and the President and Vice President. If ratified by three‑quarters of the states within seven years, the rule would take effect on different dates. Judges and Senate‑confirmed officers would be barred six months after ratification. The House and Senate rule would start on January 3 of the first odd-numbered year after ratification, with the ban applying to sitting Senators when their terms end. The President and Vice President rule would start at noon on January 20 of the first presidential term beginning after ratification. Affected people would need to formally and permanently relinquish foreign citizenship, nationality, or allegiance to be eligible.