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Read. Follow. Verify.Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025
Last action · October 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Sponsors: Randy Fine and 10 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill proposes a new federal law that would prevent any person who holds citizenship in another country from being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate. It applies to all candidates, including those who are also U.S. citizens.
If passed, this bill would establish a new eligibility requirement for federal office, potentially disqualifying any candidate who maintains dual citizenship with a foreign nation.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Dual citizens
Individuals holding citizenship in both the U.S. and another country would be ineligible to run for or hold seats in the U.S. Congress under this proposal.
Congressional candidates
All individuals seeking election to the House or Senate would be subject to new citizenship eligibility verification requirements.
Key Facts
- The bill prohibits any person holding citizenship in a country other than the United States from being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
- The bill prohibits any person holding citizenship in a country other than the United States from being elected to the U.S. Senate.
- The prohibition applies regardless of whether the candidate is also a United States national.
- The bill is officially titled the 'Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025'.
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- The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 24, 2025.
- The bill has been referred to the Committee on House Administration for consideration.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Oct 24, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Oct 24, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
Version history
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Expansion of Eligibility Restrictions
The bill seeks to add a new layer of citizenship-based restriction to federal office, which is currently governed by age, residency, and citizenship requirements defined in the Constitution.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment40Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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