Rep. Mace Proposes Constitutional Amendment Requiring Members of Congress and Judges to be Natural Born Citizens
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on the Judiciary. It was recently introduced and has not yet been scheduled for a vote. The bill is not currently moving forward.
Constitutional amendments are very hard to pass because they need huge majorities in Congress and the support of almost every state. This specific idea does not have the broad support needed to succeed.
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Naturalized citizens would be permanently barred from serving as members of Congress, federal judges, ambassadors, and any other Senate-confirmed position. While relatively few naturalized citizens currently hold or seek these roles, the amendment would create a formal, constitutional distinction between naturalized and natural born citizens that does not currently exist in most of these offices, sending a powerful signal about who is considered fully eligible to participate in government at the highest levels.
“No person who is not a natural born citizen may be a Representative.”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a joint resolution seeking to amend the U.S. Constitution to require federal judges, members of Congress, and all Senate-confirmed officials to be natural-born citizens. Mace specifically targeted Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar in her announcement, asserting that leaders should have loyalty solely to America. The proposal faces steep odds, requiring a two-thirds majority in both chambers and ratification by 38 states.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to introduce a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment requiring members of Congress, federal judges and other Senate-confirmed appointees to be natural-born citizens. Mace told Fox News Digital that the amendment 'closes a gap in our Constitution' and ensures that those writing laws and representing the U.S. abroad have undivided loyalty to the country.
Republican Representative Nancy Mace has introduced a resolution to begin the process of amending the Constitution to require that anyone elected to the Senate or House, or appointed to high federal office, must be a natural-born citizen. Mace argued that the founders' original intent for the presidency should be expanded to include all those who hold significant power over American law and policy.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.
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