HJRES 21 · 106th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.

Introduced 1999-01-19· Sponsored by Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]· 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: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(1999-02-25)

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]IL
Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5]AL
Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1]MN
Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]WI
Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]WY
Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4]TN
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]KY
Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-41]CA
Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10]NC
Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX