HCR 11 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

To require that all United States Congressional Representatives, United States Senators, federal judges, and cabinet secretaries be natural born United States citizens.

HCR 11 is a West Virginia state resolution urging Congress to call an Article V constitutional convention. 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 existing law but applies to Congress under Article V of the Constitution to initiate a convention focused solely on this citizenship requirement for those federal positions. This is a procedural step by West Virginia to join other states in seeking a constitutional amendment, not a legislative bill with immediate effect.
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Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Jan 20, 2026
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