Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for theOffice of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 15, 2004
Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred tothe Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for theOffice of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Statesof America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein),
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to theConstitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of itssubmission for ratification:
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`A person who is a citizen of the United States, who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 20 years, and who is otherwise eligible tohold the Office of the President, is not ineligible to hold that Office byreason of not being a native born citizen of the United States.'.107th CONGRESS1st Session
H. J. RES. 47
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for theOffice of President a person who has been a United States citizen for twenty years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2001