This proposed legislation, known as the Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026 , seeks to amend title 28 of the United States Code by imposing strict nationality requirements for federal judges. Its primary provision dictates that only a natural born citizen of the United States shall be eligible for appointment as a judge of the United States. Additionally, the bill addresses current federal judges who hold dual citizenship. It mandates that any United States judge who is also a citizen of a foreign country must officially renounce their foreign citizenship within 60 days of the Act's enactment. Failure to comply with this requirement would result in the judge being unable to continue in office, thereby ensuring singular allegiance for all federal judicial positions.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Law
Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026
USA119th CongressHR-7634| House
| Updated: 2/20/2026
This proposed legislation, known as the Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026 , seeks to amend title 28 of the United States Code by imposing strict nationality requirements for federal judges. Its primary provision dictates that only a natural born citizen of the United States shall be eligible for appointment as a judge of the United States. Additionally, the bill addresses current federal judges who hold dual citizenship. It mandates that any United States judge who is also a citizen of a foreign country must officially renounce their foreign citizenship within 60 days of the Act's enactment. Failure to comply with this requirement would result in the judge being unable to continue in office, thereby ensuring singular allegiance for all federal judicial positions.