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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 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.

Introduced: September 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 3, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1692)
Sep 3, 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 20 years eligible to hold the office of President.
What's happening now October 22, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 23, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 67: 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 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-67/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 67: 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 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-67/.
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H.J. Res. 67, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-67/.
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[H.J. Res. 67: 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 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-67/)
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