Natural-Born Citizenship Requirement for Congressional Eligibility

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-21 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.: cross-connection with birthright-citizenship-eo-14160: HJRES204 would elevate a natural-born-citizen requirement to constitutional status, linking the birthright-citizenship line of debate (EO 14160, HR569, HR9724, HR9919) with the eligibility-focused natural-born-citizen requirements for federal office. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-23 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.: HJRES206 (119th Congress) proposes a constitutional amendment extending the natural-born-citizen requirement — currently applicable only to the presidency — to all U.S. Representatives and Senators; referred to House Judiciary on 2026-07-23. (novelty: 2)