Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States...
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.
This bill, HJR206, proposes to amend the U.S. Constitution to require that any person elected as a Representative or Senator must be a natural born citizen of the United States. Currently, the Constitution allows for naturalized citizens to serve in Congress, and this amendment aims to change that by adding a new requirement.
If passed, this amendment would affect all candidates running for Congress, ensuring that only those born in the U.S. to U.S. citizen parents could be elected to the House of Representatives or the Senate. It would not directly impact the current members of Congress, but would apply to all future elections.
HJR206 was introduced on July 23, 2026, and is currently in its first stage of legislative progress, having been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary for further review and potential action.
