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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring Members of Congress to demonstrate competence in American civics.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring Members of Congress to demonstrate competence in American civics.

Introduced Jan 30, 2026

Latest action (Jan 30, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Congress
Issues
Voting & Elections

Summary
  • Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all Members of Congress to demonstrate competence on the U.S. system of government under the Constitution
  • Requires Congress to establish and administer a free civics examination every ten years to test competence to a standard expected for U.S. citizens
  • Provides that those elected or appointed to Congress without prior examination passage can demonstrate competence after taking office through the standard exam or an alternative approved method
  • Requires both houses of Congress to publish examination questions and answers and jointly maintain officers to administer examinations
  • Authorizes Congress to enforce the amendment through legislation without requiring Presidential approval

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Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Wesley Hunt’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • PERMIAN RESOURCES $16,600
  • ANTINA CATTLE CO $13,200
  • TRANSOCEAN $11,001
  • BLACKSTONE $9,900
  • PEOPLES BANK $9,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Wesley Hunt → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Jan 30, 2026 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 30, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 30, 2026

Mr. Hunt 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 requiring Members of Congress to demonstrate competence in American civics.

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 or conventions of three-fourths of the several States:

“Article—

“Section 1. The Congress shall establish, for each term of ten years for which a census or enumeration is conducted for the apportionment of the Representatives in the Congress, an examination for the demonstration of competence, to a standard expected for a citizen of the United States, on the system of government under the Constitution of the United States, and each House of the Congress shall publish the questions and answers for the examination in the Journal of its proceedings and choose such Officers who shall from time to time jointly and regularly administer the examination, which shall be without any cost to any person who takes the examination, and provide to any such person who demonstrates competence under the examination such certificates necessary to prove such demonstration. “Section 2. No person shall be a Representative or Senator who shall not have demonstrated competence on the system of government under the Constitution of the United States under the examination in effect at the time of the election or appointment, but each House of Congress shall afford any person elected or appointed to be a Member of the House, without having demonstrated competence before the election or appointment, the opportunity to demonstrate such competence, whether under the same examination or by another means approved for such purpose by law. “Section 3. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and such legislation shall not require the approval of the President before taking effect.”. <all>

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