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

Nancy Mace

Republican · SC · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-05-20

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This proposed constitutional amendment would establish a requirement that certain federal officials, likely including the President, must be natural born U.S. citizens rather than naturalized citizens who became citizens later in life. The change would affect anyone seeking these high-level government positions by making citizenship-at-birth a mandatory qualification. The amendment would need approval from two-thirds of both the House and Senate, plus ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to become part of the Constitution.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 188 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 188 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Ms. Mace submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person who is not a natural born citizen may be a Representative. This section shall take effect on the 3rd day of January on the first odd number calendar year following the ratification of this article. ``Section 2. No person who is not a natural born citizen may be a Senator. This section shall take effect on the 3rd day of January on the first odd number calendar year following the ratification of this article and shall apply to a Senator beginning on the date on which the term for which they were elected ends. ``Section 3. Notwithstanding Article III of the Constitution, no person who is not a natural born citizen may be a Judge, either of the supreme or inferior courts. This section shall take effect on the date that is six months following the ratification of this article. ``Section 4. No person who is not a natural born citizen may be an Ambassador, public Minister or Consul, or any other Officer of the United States if such position requires advice and consent by the Senate. This section shall take effect on the date that is six months following the ratification of this article.''. <all>

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