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.

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment would bar anyone who holds citizenship or nationality of, or owes allegiance to, another country from serving as a member of Congress, a federal judge, an ambassador or other Senate-confirmed officer, or President or Vice President, unless the person formally and permanently gives up that citizenship, nationality, or allegiance. To take effect, it must pass both houses of Congress by a two-thirds vote and be ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years. The rules would start on different dates for each office after ratification.

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Sponsors

• Nancy Mace Republican sponsor
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