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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.

Introduced: June 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2004
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 35 years and who has been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President.
What's happening now May 13, 2004

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 11, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 59: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-59/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 59: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-59/.
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H.J. Res. 59, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-59/.
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[H.J. Res. 59: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-59/)
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