Rep. Randy Fine, a Florida Republican, says he wants lawmakers to pass legislation that would prevent dual citizens from serving as members of Congress, arguing that holding citizenship in another country is incompatible with exclusive loyalty to the United States.
Fine made the comments during an interview on One America News Network’s program Fine Point with Chanel Rion while discussing his proposed measure, the Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act (H.R. 5817). The bill would prohibit anyone who holds foreign citizenship from being elected to Congress.
“So I have a bill that says you cannot serve in Congress if you’re a dual citizen,” Fine said. “Think about it. When you’re a citizen of a country, you take an oath of allegiance to that country. How can you serve in the government of the United States if you’ve pledged allegiance to another country?”
Fine emphasized that his proposal is not meant to prevent dual citizens from living in the U.S. as Americans. Instead, he said it would require anyone seeking congressional office to renounce any foreign citizenship first.
“So it wouldn’t preclude you from being an American, but it would say you can’t be in Congress,” he said. “Now, if you’re currently a dual citizen and you want to burn the citizenship of that other country, then you can. But dual citizens should not serve in Congress.”
He also claimed the rule would disproportionately affect Democrats, asserting that more Democratic lawmakers are likely to have dual citizenship tied to their country of origin.
“And our research finds that particularly many, many Democrats are dual citizens of the country that they immigrated from,” he said. “Well, you want to be an American? Great, then burn that passport. But you shouldn’t be able to be in Congress if you want to be a dual citizen as well.”
Currently, there is no federal requirement for members of Congress to disclose whether they hold foreign citizenship, and no government agency maintains a public list of that information, according to U.S. law and prior reporting.
The bill was introduced in the House on Oct. 24, 2025, and was referred to the House Committee on House Administration. It currently has four Republican cosponsors.
