HR 997 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

English Language Unity Act of 2021

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

English Language Unity Act of 2021

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 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2021 to Jun 15, 2022, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABob GoodOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalFeb 11, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenFeb 18, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinMay 19, 2021
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyJun 4, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  2. Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 11, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 678English Language Unity Act of 2021Related billMar 10, 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House

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