United States · Bill · S
S. 426 (103rd)
Language of Government Act of 1993
Introduced
24 February 1993
Last action
24 February 1993 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Language of Government Act of 1993 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government. States that the Government has an affirmative obligation to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language. Requires the Government to conduct its official business in English. Prohibits anyone from being denied Government services because they communicate in English.
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Timeline
24 February 1993
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 1993
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2021-2022)
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 1993
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 February 1993 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 February 1993
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Sponsors
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/426
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/s/426
- us · 103-s-426 · source updated 26 August 2025