June 30, 2026
Mr. Self (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To protect individual liberties guaranteed under the constitution of the United States of America and laws made pursuant thereto.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Preserving Our Constitution Act of 2026
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Sec. 2. Findings; purpose
(a) Findings
Congress finds as follows:
(1)
The Constitution of the United States of America and the laws made pursuant thereto are the supreme law of the United States of America.
(2)
The individual rights and liberties guaranteed and protected by the Constitution of the United States of America are the envy of the world.
(3)
Such liberties have encouraged individual genius to flourish in this Nation to the mutual benefit of all Americans and the world.
(4)
The principle of individual liberty is not simply a slogan for outside consumption but a reality for all Americans.
(5)
The role of elected officials of the United States is to secure and protect for its citizens as well as subsequent generations the liberties provided to us by our Founders.
(6)
The existence of such liberties has been a beacon to draw immigrants from around the world yearning to live free.
(7)
There are other legal and political systems in the world whose principles and laws diminish or destroy individual liberty and lead to individual subservience to governing authorities to the dread and misfortune of the people so governed.
(8)
The people of the United States of America desire to preserve the blessings of liberty and the rule of law for themselves and their posterity and ensure that no foreign legal or political systems in conflict or incompatible with our laws, traditions, and individual liberties are applied in the United States courts.
(9)
It is the Congress of the United States which possesses the authority to establish and regulate the jurisdiction of Federal courts and other adjudicative bodies.
(b) Purpose
It is the purpose of Congress to protect and promote for ourselves and our posterity the individual rights and privileges granted by our Founders under the Constitution of the United States of America and the laws made pursuant thereto.
Sec. 3. Prohibition of laws incompatible with the constitution of the United States
The United States, its territories, possessions, and any Federal adjudicative bodies, including courts, judges, magistrates, administrative bodies, and all other instrumentalities thererof, may not recognize or enforce any foreign law, religious law, custom, or practice that is in conflict or incompatible with the Constitution of the United States of America and the laws, rules, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
Sec. 4. Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
The term foreign law includes any law, rule, or regulation of jurisdictions outside the United States of America and its territories and possessions and/or which does not recognize and protect the same or equivalent individual rights and liberties guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States of America.
(2)
The term religious law, custom, or practice means any law, rule, or regulation constituting, implementing, or enforcing a religious system, belief, code, or ethnic or tribal custom or practice.
(3)
The term laws, customs, and practices includes those laws, customs, and practices, which permit, enforce, or implement any of the following:
(A)
Prejudicial treatment of women or persons of a particular race, religion, ethnicity, social class, or caste before the law.
(B)
Prohibition of the right to leave, change, or renounce one’s religion or belief.
(C)
Prohibition of otherwise protected speech or assembly.
(D)
Plural marriages.
(E)
Marriages of convenience or contracts for sexual services.
(F)
Forced or underage marriages.
(G)
Violence against women and children, excluding reasonable parental discipline of children.
(H)
Politically or religiously motivated physical violence or homicide.
(I)
Cruel and unusual punishments as prohibited by the 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution, including, but not limited to, punishments such as amputation, lashing, flogging, stoning, branding, or piercing.
(J)
Female genital mutilation.
(K)
Human sacrifice.
Sec. 5. Ways in which incompatible laws may not be applied or enforced
(a) Contractual enforcement
The courts, judges, magistrates, administrative agencies, or other adjudicative entities of the United States may not enforce contractual provisions or agreements that provide for the choice of law described in section 2 to govern its interpretation, performance, or implementation, or to resolve any claim or dispute.
(b) Choice of law
The courts, judges, magistrates, administrative agencies, or other adjudicative entities of the United States shall not enforce contractual provisions or agreements that provide for forums in which courts, judges, magistrates, or other adjudicative entities are governed by or apply laws described in section 2.
(c) Civil procedure
The courts, judges, magistrates, administrative agencies, or other adjudicative entities of the United States shall not recognize or enforce any other motion, petition, or similar request for relief which violates section 2.
(d) Foreign decisions
The courts, judges, magistrates, administrative agencies, or other adjudicative entities of the United States shall not recognize or enforce a decision rendered by any foreign court, administrative agency, or other adjudicative entity if that decision was governed by or applied laws described in section 2.
(e) Venue
A court shall not dismiss an action on grounds of forum non conveniens if the court determines that any alternative forum does not provide procedures and substantive protections sufficient to ensure that each litigant’s constitutional rights, including equal protection and due process, will not be denied.
Sec. 6. Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that section 4 sets forth the strong public policy of the United States.
Sec. 7. Severability clause
(a) In general
If any provision of this Act is found to be unconstitutional, all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) Arbitration
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair the enforcement of arbitration agreements or awards pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1, et seq.), except to the extent enforcement would violate rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 8. Enforcement
(a) In general
Failure to comply with this Act shall constitute reversible error on appeal.
(b) Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act may be construed to create a cause of action for injunctive relief or compensatory damages.