English Language Unity Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 14, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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 14, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
English Language Unity Act of 2023
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 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2023 to Jul 18, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Apr 10, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | May 18, 2023 | |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| R-NY | George Santos | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Dec 4, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jul 18, 2024 |
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 14, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. 169, no. 30, February 14, 2023, page H840.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1109 | English Language Unity Act of 2023 | Related bill | Mar 30, 2023 |
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 2023
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 14, 2023Introduced 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.
