Federal HB7634 mandates U.S. judges who hold dual citizenship to renounce their foreign citizenship within 60 days or face disqualification.
Federal HB7634, the Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026, amends title 28 of the United States Code to restrict eligibility for U.S. judges to natural-born citizens. It requires any judge who is both a U.S. and foreign citizen to renounce their foreign citizenship within 60 days of the Act's enactment or be disqualified from office. The Act also introduces a new section, § 464, detailing the limitation on nationality for eligible persons.
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