United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 171 (103rd)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.
Introduced
31 March 1993
Last action
1 April 1993 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Proclaims the English language to be the official language of the United States. Requires the Congress and the States to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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Timeline
31 March 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 31 March 1993 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/171
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hjres/171
- us · 103-hjres-171 · source updated 2 January 2025