Bill · H.R. 5817· House(119-HR-5817)
Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 10/24/2025
- Last activity
- 10/24/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Sponsored by
- Randy Fine
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 0
- 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
Does this make elections run better?+5
The bill establishes clear requirements regarding allegiance by prohibiting individuals with foreign citizenship from serving in Congress.
The opposite
Would immigrants be better off under this?-5
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. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Electoral Process+5
- 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