U.S. Senate bill proposes ending dual citizenship and forcing millions to choose within a year
Latest news on WhatsApp أجدد الأخبار على واتسابA new proposal introduced in the U.S. Senate, the “Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025,” would effectively end dual citizenship if enacted, requiring U.S. citizens to hold “sole and exclusive” allegiance to the United States.
Based on the bill text published on Congress.gov, Americans who currently hold U.S. citizenship plus another nationality would have one year to choose: keep U.S. citizenship and formally renounce the foreign nationality, or retain the other nationality and lose U.S. citizenship.
The proposal also states that any American who acquires a foreign nationality after the law takes effect would be treated as having relinquished U.S. citizenship, and it sets a 180-day window for federal agencies to implement the law after enactment.
Under current U.S. policy, however, the State Department explicitly notes that U.S. law does not require citizens to choose between U.S. citizenship and another nationality, highlighting how significant the proposed shift would be.
Legal challenges are widely expected if the bill advances, given Supreme Court precedent emphasizing that U.S. citizenship cannot be taken away involuntarily without a voluntary surrender.
As of now, Congress.gov lists the bill as “introduced” and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
