Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026
What it does
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would prohibit individuals who are not natural born citizens from serving as federal judges, including on the Supreme Court and lower federal courts. The restriction would apply to all judicial appointments and take effect six months after the amendment is ratified by three-fourths of the states. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary for further consideration.
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