United States · Resolution · SCONRES
S.Con.Res. 43 (99th)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the English language is the official language of the United States.
Introduced
22 April 1985
Last action
29 April 1985 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Education.
Sponsors
Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
22 April 1985
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 1985
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 April 1985
Sponsors
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/43
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/sconres/43
- us · 99-sconres-43 · source updated 21 April 2025