A Republican bill with 10 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025." It aims to prohibit any person from being elected to the office of Representative or Senator if they hold citizenship in another country. This restriction applies regardless of whether the individual is a United States national. The legislation was introduced by Mr. Fine in the House of Representatives.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make elections run better?
The bill establishes clear requirements regarding allegiance by prohibiting individuals with foreign citizenship from serving in Congress.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The legislation negatively impacts United States nationals who also hold foreign citizenship by entirely blocking them from running for Congress.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Ensuring exclusive allegiance: By prohibiting the election of any person holding foreign citizenship, the bill seeks to ensure that members of Congress do not hold citizenship in another country (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restriction on candidates: The bill prevents any person who is a national of a country other than the United States from being elected to the office of Representative or Senator, regardless of their status as a United States national (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — The legislation negatively impacts United States nationals who also hold foreign citizenship by entirely blocking them from running for Congress.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make elections run better? — The bill establishes clear requirements regarding allegiance by prohibiting individuals with foreign citizenship from serving in Congress.
- 9/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/11/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/31/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/28/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 10/24/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced in House
Gus BilirakisRepublican · Florida
Andy BiggsRepublican · Arizona
Clay FullerRepublican · Georgia
Andy HarrisRepublican · Maryland
Diana HarshbargerRepublican · Tennessee
Abraham HamadehRepublican · Arizona
Pat HarriganRepublican · North Carolina
Anna Paulina LunaRepublican · Florida
Cory MillsRepublican · Florida
Keith SelfRepublican · Texas