3.0.0 5759 2020-02-10T16:53:24Z 2020-02-10T16:53:24Z House H HR 2008-04-10 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-04-10T14:05:15Z National Language Act of 2008 110 2715 S 2008-03-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600. Related bill CRS 2008-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2008-04-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2212) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 N B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2008-04-10 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2008-04-10 True D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2008-04-10 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2008-04-10 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2008-04-10 True A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2008-04-10 True M001152 Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Marilyn Musgrave R CO N. 4 2008-04-10 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2008-04-10 True G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2008-04-10 True D000606 Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1] David Davis R TN 1 2008-04-10 True W000798 Rep. Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7] Timothy Walberg R MI 7 2008-04-10 True A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2008-04-10 True M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2008-04-10 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2008-04-10 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2008-04-10 True P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2008-04-10 True G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2008-04-10 True D000168 Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] NATHAN DEAL R GA 9 2008-04-10 True L000321 Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] JOHN LINDER R GA 7 2008-04-10 True K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2008-04-10 True W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2008-04-10 True T000458 Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] THOMAS TANCREDO R CO G. 6 2008-04-10 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2008-04-10 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2008-04-10 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2008-04-10 True M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2008-04-10 True H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 2008-04-15 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2008-04-22 False A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2008-04-22 False S001167 Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Bill Sali R ID 1 2008-04-29 False C000962 Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] BARBARA CUBIN R WY 0 2008-04-29 False L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2008-05-01 False B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2008-05-07 False P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2008-05-07 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2008-06-03 False S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2008-06-03 False H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2008-06-05 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2008-07-09 False Government Operations and Politics Bilingualism English language Government paperwork Government publications Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-04-10 Introduced in House 2008-06-11T19:19:13Z English as the Official Language Act of 2008 - Requires: (1) English to be the national language of the federal government; and (2) the federal government to preserve and enhance the role of English as the national language.

Provides that no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the federal government act, communicate, perform or provide services, or provide materials in any language other than English, unless specifically provided by statute.

Makes the English language version of a government form issued in a language other than English the sole authority for legal purposes.

Declares that this Act does not prohibit the use of a language other than English.

]]> English as the Official Language Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced English as the Official Language Act of 2008 Display Title English as the Official Language Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5759ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5759ih.xml 2008-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.