To require that all United States Congressional Representatives, United States Senators, federal judges, and cabinet secretaries be natural born United States citizens.
HCR 73 is a West Virginia state resolution urging Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. It seeks to propose amendments requiring that U.S. Representatives, Senators, federal judges (Article III), and Cabinet Secretaries be natural-born U.S. citizens with sole U.S. citizenship. The resolution does not change current law but requests Congress initiate a convention to amend the Constitution on these specific eligibility requirements. This is a procedural state-level application, not a direct legislative change, and would require support from two-thirds of state legislatures to proceed.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Mar 4, 2025
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To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 4, 2025
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Introduced in House
lower
Mar 4, 2025
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To Judiciary then Rules
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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State
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Joe Funkhouser
RRepublican
Co
Bill Ridenour
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Horst
RRepublican
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