HJRES 83 · 100th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.

Introduced 1987-01-08· Sponsored by Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1988-05-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Proclaims the English language to be the official language of the United States. Grants the Congress the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40]CA
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37]CA
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]CA
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43]CA
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13]NJ
Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5]OR
Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]OH
Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22]TX
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]FL
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8]MO