H.J.Res. 206

Summary

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”, was introduced in the House on Jul 23, 2026 by Rep. Scott Perry (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 206 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HJ 206 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-23
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 IA  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. J. RES. 206  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 23, 2026   Mr. Perry  submitted the following
  joint resolution; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
  States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born
 citizen.
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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No person shall be a Representative who is not a natural born citizen of the United States.
2.
No person shall be a Senator who is not a natural born citizen of the United States.
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.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.

Sponsors

Rep. Scott Perry (R) sponsors H.J.Res. 206 alone.

Scott Perry

Rep. · R–PA-10 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.J.Res. 206 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jul 23, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 206 has taken 2 actions since Jul 23, 2026.

Votes

H.J.Res. 206 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.J.Res. 206 goes by 2 titles.

• Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen. — Official Title as Introduced
• Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 206 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 206’s is Immigration.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 206, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PERRY:H.J. Res. 206.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article V of the United States Constitution.[Page H5199]

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