Editors' Summary: In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has limited the availability of citizen suits by narrowing standing requirements. Advocates of this restrictive view on standing allege that broad citizen standing is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution; they claim support for their argument from legal history, including the intent of the Constitution's Framers. This Article reviews the history of citizen standing in public actions by considering current Supreme Court jurisprudence, examining the history of citizen standing in English legal practice, and discussing the intent of the Constitution's Framers. After considering the history of citizen standing, the author concludes that the Supreme Court's recent decisions limiting standing are based on an unfounded view of the meaning of Articles II and III of the Constitution that denies Congress authority it possesses under the Constitution. Congress can, therefore, in many cases establish the rules governing citizen suit standing, and, thus, can, if it chooses, reverse many of the Supreme Court's standing opinions.