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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.
Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Last action Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
This legislation is called the Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 204 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 204
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 21, 2026
Mr. Fuller submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
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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--
``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.''.
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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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Sponsors
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]RHouseGA
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