English Language Unity Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 6, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
English Language Unity Act of 2019
This bill establishes English as the official language of the United States. It establishes a framework for implementation and enforcement, including by testing English as part of the naturalization process.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2019 to Jun 27, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Mar 6, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 27, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-76 | RETURNING CITIZENS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REENTRY148 pages | Judiciary Committee | Feb 27, 2020 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 678 | English Language Unity Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 10, 2021 |
| HR 997 | English Language Unity Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 22, 2019 |
| HR 8838 | Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act | Related bill | Dec 2, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- English Language Unity Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Civil actions and liability
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Department of Homeland Security
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
