No funds may be used to amend the oath of allegiance
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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No funds may be used to amend the oath of allegiance
The document says “may not”Who acts: Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).”
Section 512. Money in this Act may not be used to change the oath of allegiance that section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires of applicants for naturalization.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).”
That sentence, in plain words
No money here may be used to change the oath of allegiance.
What this is about
New citizens say that oath at a ceremony. Its words are set in another law. This blocks any change to them this year.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“No funds may be used to amend the oath of allegiance,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec512-oath-of-allegiance/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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