United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 408 (101st)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect cultural and linguistic rights.
Introduced
25 September 1989
Last action
28 September 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
1 July 2021
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Recognizes the right of the people to preserve, foster, and promote their historic, linguistic, and cultural origins. States that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws because of culture or language.
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Timeline
25 September 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
2 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 September 1989
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-joint-resolution/408
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hjres/408
- us · 101-hjres-408 · source updated 1 July 2021