H.R. 7634

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7634 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7634

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on 
the nationality of persons eligible to serve as judges of the United 
States.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 20, 2026

Mr. Stauber introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on 
the nationality of persons eligible to serve as judges of the United 
States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A JUDGE OF THE UNITED 
STATES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 464. Limitation on nationality of eligible persons
``No person shall be eligible to be appointed as a judge of the 
United States unless that person is a natural born citizen of the 
United States.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``464. Limitation on nationality of eligible persons.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO RESIGN.

In the case of any judge of the United States who is a United 
States citizen and who also is a citizen of a foreign country, if that 
judge does not officially renounce their foreign citizenship by not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that judge 
may not continue in office.
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