Rep. Randy Fine said in an interview that he wants Congress to pass legislation barring dual citizens from serving as members of Congress, arguing that holding citizenship in another country conflicts with allegiance to the United States.
Fine, a Florida Republican, made the remarks during an interview on One America News Network’s program Fine Point with Chanel Rion while discussing his proposed legislation, the Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act (H.R. 5817). The bill would prohibit the election to Congress of any person who holds foreign citizenship.
“So I have a bill that says you cannot serve in Congress if you’re a dual citizen,” Fine said. “Think about it. When you’re a citizen of a country, you take an oath of allegiance to that country. How can you serve in the government of the United States if you’ve pledged allegiance to another country?”
How can you serve in the U.S. government if you’ve pledged allegiance to another country?
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) January 25, 2026
My Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act would put an end to this.
No dual citizen who pledges allegiance to another country and refuses to embrace American values should be able to serve in… pic.twitter.com/MQDlyJueN2
Fine said the proposal would not bar dual citizens from being Americans but would prevent them from holding congressional office unless they give up their foreign citizenship. “So it wouldn’t preclude you from being an American, but it would say you can’t be in Congress,” he said. “Now, if you’re currently a dual citizen and you want to burn the citizenship of that other country, then you can. But dual citizens should not serve in Congress.”
Fine also claimed that Democrats are more likely to be affected by the proposal. “And our research finds that particularly many, many Democrats are dual citizens of the country that they immigrated from,” he said. “Well, you want to be an American? Great, then burn that passport. But you shouldn’t be able to be in Congress if you want to be a dual citizen as well.”
There is no federal requirement that members of Congress disclose whether they hold foreign citizenship, and no government agency maintains a public list of such information, according to U.S. law and prior reporting.
The bill was introduced in the House on Oct. 24, 2025, and was referred to the House Committee on House Administration. It has four Republican cosponsors.
