Overview
- The bill would prohibit U.S. nationality for anyone who also holds a foreign citizenship and would deem any new foreign naturalization after enactment a relinquishment of U.S. citizenship.
- People who already have dual nationality would have one year after the law takes effect to renounce either their U.S. status or their other nationality, or they would be treated as having given up U.S. citizenship.
- The measure sets an effective date 180 days after enactment and tasks the State Department and DHS with creating verification, recordkeeping, and flagging systems.
- Legal analysis points to Afroyim v. Rusk and Vance v. Terrazas in arguing that automatic loss of citizenship without clear consent is likely unconstitutional.
- The proposal has been introduced but not passed, so dual citizenship remains lawful and no implementation steps have begun.