Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act

Bill: 119-hr-2356
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2025-03-26
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act</strong></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 (including the other country of citizenship)&nbsp;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 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2025 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , and Ms. Greene of Georgia ) 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 that includes an identification of the other country of which the candidate is a citizen 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.