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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 206 Introduced in House (IH)]
119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 206
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2026
Mr. Perry 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 any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.
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:
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"Section 1. No person shall be a Representative who is not a natural born citizen of the United States. "Section 2. No person shall be a Senator who is not a natural born citizen of the United States. "Section 3. A person who at the time of ratification is a Representative or Senator who is not a natural born citizen of the United States may serve as such for the remainder of their term. They shall be ineligible to be a Representative or Senator after the completion of their term.".