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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 194 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 194

  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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2026

 Ms. Mace submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

 
  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.

    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 has citizenship or nationality of, or 
otherwise owes allegiance to, a country other than the United States 
may serve as a Representative in the Congress unless the person 
formally and permanently relinquishes such citizenship, nationality, or 
allegiance. 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 has citizenship or nationality of, or 
otherwise owes allegiance to, a country other than the United States 
may serve as a Senator in the Congress unless the person formally and 
permanently relinquishes such citizenship, nationality, or allegiance. 
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 any Senator serving a term of office on such date 
beginning on the date on which such term ends.
    ``Section 3. No person who has citizenship or nationality of, or 
otherwise owes allegiance to, a country other than the United States 
may serve as a Judge of the Supreme Court or any inferior court unless 
the person formally and permanently relinquishes such citizenship, 
nationality, or allegiance. This section shall take effect on the date 
that is six months following the ratification of this article.
    ``Section 4. No person who has citizenship or nationality of, or 
otherwise owes allegiance to, a country other than the United States 
may serve as an Ambassador, public Minister or Consul, or any other 
officer of the United States which requires the advice and consent of 
the Senate unless the person formally and permanently relinquishes such 
citizenship, nationality, or allegiance. This section shall take effect 
on the date that is six months following the ratification of this 
article.
    ``Section 5. No person who has citizenship or nationality of, or 
otherwise owes allegiance to, a country other than the United States 
may serve as President or Vice President unless the person formally and 
permanently relinquishes such citizenship, nationality, or allegiance. 
This section shall take effect at noon on the 20th day of January with 
respect to the first term of office that begins following the 
ratification of this article.''.
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