[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 59 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 59

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, 
but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, 
  to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2003

  Mr. Snyder (for himself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts) 
 introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, 
but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, 
  to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following 
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution 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 after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article --

    ``A person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 
35 years and who has been a resident within the United States for at 
least 14 years shall be eligible to hold the office of President or 
Vice President.''.
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