Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 3283

119th Congress

Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Dec 1, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Bernie Moreno

R - OH

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Immigration

Summary

This bill would eliminate dual citizenship for Americans, requiring anyone with foreign citizenship to choose between U.S. or foreign nationality within one year. Failure to renounce foreign citizenship would result in automatic loss of U.S. citizenship.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would eliminate dual citizenship for Americans, requiring anyone with foreign citizenship to choose between U.S. or foreign nationality within one year. Failure to renounce foreign citizenship would result in automatic loss of U.S. citizenship.

Last updated: 12/27/2025

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Prohibits any person from being a U.S. citizen while holding foreign citizenship
Existing dual citizens must renounce either citizenship within one year of enactment
Acquiring foreign citizenship after enactment triggers automatic loss of U.S. citizenship
Non-compliance results in being deemed to have voluntarily relinquished citizenship
Requires Secretary of State to create regulations and verification procedures
Affected individuals would be treated as aliens under immigration law

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Impacts millions of American dual citizens who would face forced citizenship choice, naturalized citizens with birth countries allowing dual nationality, children born abroad to American parents, and Americans married to foreign nationals. Would fundamentally alter U.S. citizenship policy.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3283, 119th Congress (2025). "Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-s-3283