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Should be viral topic now.
Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act would require political candidates to publicly reveal if they hold dual citizenship with another country.
https://govtrackinsider.com/dual-loyalty-disclosure-act-would-require-political-candidates-to-publicly-reveal-if-they-hold-dual-57c64c0021b4
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 in second place for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination for several months in 2011. So the next year, 2012, she officially renounced her Swiss citizenship.
The exact number of U.S. dual citizens is unknown, because the government does not officially track it.
What the bill does
The Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act would mandate that political candidates for federal office publicly reveal, in required forms, if they are a citizen of an additional nation besides the U.S.
To be clear, it wouldn’t actually prevent dual citizens from serving in Congress. Such a potential step would seemingly need a constitutional amendment rather than a law, because the qualifications for serving in Congress are outlined in the Constitution itself.
The bill was introduced in the House on February 9 as H.R. 946, by Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT2).
What supporters say
Supporters argue that members of Congress should avoid conflicts of interest, that they are elected to advocate for America… and only for America.
The bill “will ensure that elected officials are fully committed to serving the best interests of their constituents and the United States,” Rep. Rosendale said in a press release.
“This legislation simply requires political candidates to be transparent about any foreign citizenship they may hold,” Rep. Rosendale continued. “In an increasingly interconnected world, this disclosure allows American citizens to make informed decisions on election day and hold politicians accountable.”
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