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H.R. 5817

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5817, the Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 24, 2025 by Rep. Randy Fine (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Oct 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 5817 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb5817/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5817 IH: Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-24
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5817  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 24, 2025   Mr. Fine  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To prohibit the election to Congress of any person holding foreign citizenship.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on election of any person holding foreign citizenship
No person, without regard to whether that person is a United States national, may be elected to the office of Representative or Senator if that person is a national of any country other than the United States.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-24
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the election to Congress of any person holding foreign citizenship.

Sponsors

Rep. Randy Fine (R) sponsors H.R. 5817, and 10 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5817 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Oct 24, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5817 has taken 2 actions since Oct 24, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 24, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 24, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 5817 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5817 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the election to Congress of any person holding foreign citizenship. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 5817 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Homeland Security, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ACT FOR AMERICAGrassroots non-profit organization focused on safety and securityDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ACT FOR AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GREGORY ALLEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ACT FOR AMERICAACT FOR AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5817 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5817’s is Congress.

hr5817/policy-areas.txt
CongressAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5817, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 177 (Friday, October 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FINE:H.R. 5817.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2[Page H4553]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com