HCONRES 127 · 99th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion

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

Introduced 1985-04-23· 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: Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.(1985-05-06)

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)

6 Democrats14 Republicans
Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1]WI
Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1]FL
Rep. Chappie, Eugene A. [R-CA-2]CA
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4]MD
Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4]AL
Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26]TX
Rep. Monson, David S. [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]IL
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14]OH
Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4]PA
Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]GA
Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]WI
Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40]CA