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

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

Introduced May 20, 2026

Latest action (May 20, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Immigration
Issues
Immigration

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring that Representatives, Senators, federal judges, and certain federal officers be natural born citizens. Representatives would be required to be natural born citizens starting January 3rd of the first odd-numbered year following ratification. Senators would be required to be natural born citizens as their current terms end, beginning January 3rd of the first odd-numbered year following ratification. Federal judges, ambassadors, and other officers requiring Senate confirmation would be required to be natural born citizens six months after the amendment's ratification. The amendment would need to be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years to become part of the Constitution.

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Actions (2)
  1. May 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. May 20, 2026 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · May 20, 2026

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Full text

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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