HCONRES 129 · 100th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the English language is the official language of the United States.

Introduced 1987-05-21· Sponsored by Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.(1987-06-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the English language is the official language of the United States; and (2) no language other than the English language is recognized as the official language of the United States.…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans
Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7]TX
Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26]TX
Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18]MI
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10]FL
Rep. Konnyu, Ernest L. [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]IL
Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5]OR
Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5]LA
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40]CA
Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]WI
Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10]OH