English Language Unity Act of 2021
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 15, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
- 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 26, February 11, 2021, page H503.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 678 | English Language Unity Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 2021
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.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
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.
