Do US passport holders need more than 6 months validity on their passports to be allowed entry into the US?

Question

I'm holding American passport when I enter the States on Sep 22 2012, with a passport that has the expiry date on Mar 2 2013. So it has slightly less than 6 months validity left, about 5 months and 9 days.

Will this be a problem? Or can US citizens enter the States with or without 6 months validity left on their passport?

Answer 1

You certainly can enter the United States as a US citizen even if your passport has less than 6 months of validity left.

(For non-US-citizens, it depends on whether their country is in the "six-month club", i.e. exempt from the the six-month rule. A lot of counties are exempt from it.)