Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act

Bill: 118-hr-946
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-02-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires a candidate for federal office (other than a nominee for Vice President) who is a citizen of any country other than the United States to disclose such citizenship in the candidate's statement of candidacy. A statement of candidacy collects basic information about the candidate and is where the candidate designates their principal campaign committee.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 946 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2023 Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Posey , and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require that the statement required under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 for a candidate to designate a principal campaign committee include information with respect to whether the candidate is a citizen of any country other than the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act . 2. Contents of statement of candidacy (a) In general Section 302(e)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30102(e)(1) ) is amended by inserting , and shall include, in the case the candidate is a citizen of any country other than the United States, a disclosure with respect to such citizenship after principal campaign committee of such candidate . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.