HR 1588 · 111th Congress · Labor and Employment

Common Sense English Act

Introduced 2009-03-18· Sponsored by Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]· 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 Workforce Protections.(2009-05-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Common Sense English Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that, notwithstanding any other equal employment opportunity provisions of the Act, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require employees to speak English while engaged in work.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]MO
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]CA
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]GA
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]CA
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]GA
Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]CA
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]MN
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]CO
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]OH
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]OK