Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5817

Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025

Ban on Dual Citizens Serving in Congress

Oct 24, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 10 months

The House Committee on House Administration has not taken any action on this bill since October 24, 2025. It remains stalled in the committee stage where it must be reviewed before it can move forward. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, and this proposal has seen no progress since it was first introduced.

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Very unlikely to pass

The Constitution sets the requirements for serving in Congress. The Supreme Court has previously ruled that Congress cannot add new requirements through a regular bill.

Key Points

This bill would stop anyone who holds citizenship in another country from serving in the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate. Even if a person is a U.S. citizen, they would be disqualified if they are also a citizen of any other nation.
The goal of the proposal is to ensure that members of Congress do not have conflicting loyalties to foreign governments. The sponsor argues that lawmakers should only be citizens of the United States to avoid potential outside influence.
If this becomes law, current or future candidates with dual citizenship would have to give up their foreign status before they could be elected. This could affect naturalized citizens or Americans born abroad who automatically hold citizenship in another country.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Oct 24, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Oct 24, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 5817

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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R: 10

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