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Resolution · 119th Congress · HJRES 204

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

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Introduced 2026-07-21Topic: governance ethics · immigration · civil rights

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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment would bar any person who is not a natural born citizen from serving as a judge on the Supreme Court or on lower federal courts. It would become part of the Constitution only if the legislatures of three-fourths of the states ratify it within seven years after it is sent to them. The rule would take effect six months after ratification.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-07-21Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-07-21Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.