United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 72 (98th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the eligibility of naturalized United States citizens to become President or Vice-President.
Introduced
23 March 1983
Last action
28 March 1983 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sponsors
Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that a naturalized citizen is eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President of the United States if he or she is a U.S. citizen for 11 years and is otherwise eligible to hold such office.
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Timeline
23 March 1983
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 March 1983
Sponsors
- Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/72
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/sjres/72
- us · 98-sjres-72 · source updated 10 August 2026