Dual Citizenship Targeted by Republicans in New Bill: What To Know

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Apr 02, 2025 at 10:13 AM EDT


Republican lawmakers are pushing for restrictions on dual citizenship for members of Congress. "Dual citizens elected to the United States Congress should renounce citizenship in all other countries," Rep. Thomas Massie said in a statement.

Why It Matters

Republicans are looking to reshape U.S. citizenship laws to align with their agenda, with several lawmakers supporting changes to how dual citizenship is handled in Congress. At the same time, ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants has emerged as a central focus of the administration's hard-line immigration agenda, especially after President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at challenging the long-established legal precedent.

What To Know

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Monday that he does not believe individuals holding citizenship in foreign countries should serve in the U.S. legislature. Massie introduced the "Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act," with GOP Representatives Andy Biggs, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Clay Higgins serving as original cosponsors.

Massie said in a press release that dual citizens elected to serve in Congress should consider renouncing their foreign citizenship. "At a minimum, they should disclose their citizenship in other countries and abstain from votes specifically benefitting those countries," Massie said. "If we are going to continue to allow Members of Congress to acquire and retain citizenship in other countries, they should at least be required to disclose to voters all countries of which they consider themselves to be citizens," he added.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-target-dual-citizenship-new-bill-2054152

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Sounds like a made-up thing outside of their compatriot, Carnival Cruz, who was shamed into giving up citizenship of the land of his birth - CANADA.

Senator Ted Cruz renounces Canada citizenship

Some of this nonsense was also probably based on a CT that was out on the internet last year - Do All These US Elected Officials Hold Dual Citizenship?

For example, it included every Jew in Congress (earlier versions have members who have since left), assuming they automatically had "the right of return" and Israili citizenship, which is false (without going through an actual process of obtaining that).

[rich7862]

1. I have a question, I would Love hearing what the answer is?

If the executive order by trump for tariffs is issued today. Can it be reversed by canceling the executive order. Or will it take almost a year to reverse. I heard this on the news today. I simply do not know.

[dweller]

2. And I think

Biggs , Traitor Greene and Higgins should have to pass a standard U S Citizenship test … to be able to serve in Congress.



✌🏻

[travelingthrulife]

7. Yup. Should be required before filing to run for federal office.

Will weed out some of these lunatics.

[sheshe2]

17. Don't forget Boebert,

I doubt she would be able to pass first grade.

[et tu]

19. and give up their

ruskie ties! it's dark but all so laughable

[Rebl2]

3. Doesn't

Musk have dual citizenship? If he does, he should be forced to renounce it.

[highplainsdem]

4. Triple. South Africa, Canada, US.

[Rebl2]

5. That's right

forgot about SA

[Eugene]

6. He also can theoretically claim UK citizenship if he wants pump tons of cash in British politics

as he has already proposed.

[IronLionZion]

12. I think Canada canceled his citizenship there

I'd like to cancel his US citizenship and I'm sure he'd like to do the same with mine.

[timms139]

16. He has

citizenship in a couple in Europe as they just lately said they were revoking them namely one was Germany .

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Misleading headline. It's Congressional Representatives only. . . .nt

[rich7862]

9. Every member of congress should only have one citizenship to America.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Misleading headline (original publication fault). . . .nt

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Not really "misleading" - just "short"

(versus other news sites that try to put a whole paragraph in for a headline. )

And technically they ARE "targeting dual citizenship", but apparently for a narrow group of people. Plus the first sentence of the article is -

Republican lawmakers are pushing for restrictions on dual citizenship for members of Congress.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. It is not incorrect, but it is misleading. I opened the post thinking it was about all dual citizens. (Not your fault)

[live love laugh]

15. Why?

[rubbersole]

18. It's just Reps today.

If this gets traction (with faux news pushing the narrative) it will become mainstream and dual citizenship starts to be unpatriotic. Nazi shit.

[kkmarie]

13. And anyone voting on bills where

They have taken anything of value from a lobbyist should abstain from voting on any bill that would help the lobbyists that paid them. Or in the very least disclose to voters those lobbyists they took something valuable from.

[DFW]

20. Oh dear, neither of my daughters or grandchildren would be eligible to run for Congress.

Oh, well, my daughters are both over 40, and have no intention of running for Congress anyway, and the oldest of my grandchildren is seven this year--a bit young to ever suffer a Trump presidency when she reaches an age when she even could run for Congress.

And some Republican low life automatically assumed that every Jew in Congress had automatic Israeli citizenship? You mean like every Trump supporter in Congress also holds automatic Russian citizenship?

[Jose Garcia]

21. Clearly unconstitutional

The Constitution enumerates the requirements for eligibility to serve in the House.

[OverBurn]

22. Will Trump have to give up his Russian citizenship?