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The bill increases national-security clarity and administrative uniformity by requiring exclusive U.S. citizenship and setting implementation procedures, but it does so by forcing renunciations, exposing people to immigration penalties and possible statelessness, and imposing substantial administrative, privacy, and equity costs on immigrants and transnational communities.
Federal applicants, officeholders, and taxpayers: the bill creates a clear expectation of sole U.S. allegiance, reducing ambiguity and simplifying vetting and security-clearance decisions.
Federal agencies, immigrants, and officials: the bill standardizes key definitions (including 'foreign citizenship') and aligns procedures across the Act, reducing inconsistent agency decisions and some litigation over ambiguous terms.
Dual-citizens and agencies: the bill establishes an explicit administrative process and a single compliance timeline (including a roughly one-year resolution window) to resolve dual-citizen status, providing a predictable path for compliance.
Dual citizens, families with foreign ties, and many immigrants: the bill forces renunciation of foreign citizenship or automatic loss of U.S. citizenship (within a year or upon acquiring foreign citizenship), threatening family ties and U.S. nationality.
People determined to have relinquished U.S. citizenship: will be treated as aliens under immigration law and therefore face removal, detention, or loss of benefits and legal protections.
Some affected individuals: may become stateless or lose passport and consular protections if they cannot effectively renounce a foreign citizenship or are pressured into renunciation.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Makes it unlawful to hold U.S. citizenship while also holding any foreign citizenship and requires dual citizens to choose one nationality within a set timeframe.
Introduced December 1, 2025 by Bernardo Moreno · Last progress December 1, 2025
Prohibits U.S. citizens and nationals from simultaneously holding any foreign citizenship and requires people who currently have dual or multiple citizenships to choose one nationality within a set time period. Anyone who voluntarily acquires foreign citizenship after the law takes effect is treated as having relinquished U.S. citizenship; existing dual citizens must either renounce their foreign citizenship to the Secretary of State or renounce U.S. citizenship to DHS within one year, or be treated as having relinquished U.S. citizenship. The Secretary of State must issue implementing regulations within 180 days and coordinate with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security so that individuals deemed to have relinquished U.S. citizenship are recorded in federal systems and treated as noncitizens for immigration purposes; DHS must publish a public notice of the choice requirement.