About the bill
Celebrities with dual citizenship include Emily Blunt with the U.K., Natalie Portman with Israel, Jim Carrey with Canada, and Nicole Kidman with Australia.
Context
In Congress, a representative must be a U.S. citizen for the prior seven years, while a senator must be a citizen for the past nine.
However, the U.S. allows a citizen to obtain dual citizenship with another nation. Indeed, some prominent Congress members are (or have been) dual citizens.
When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was first elected in 2010, he was a dual citizen with Canada. He officially renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2014.
When former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN6) when first elected in 2006, she was a dual citizen with Switzerland. The issue became far more prominent after she polled …
Sponsor and status
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Introduced on Feb 9, 2023
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5 Cosponsors (5 Republicans)
Position statements
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H.R. 946 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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