3.0.0 2715 2017-12-14T23:58:34Z 2017-12-14T23:58:34Z Senate S S 2008-03-05 110 English as the Official Language Act of 2008 110 5759 HR 2008-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2008-03-06 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600. Calendars 2008-03-05 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1677) Calendars 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2008-03-31 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-03-31 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-03-31 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2008-03-31 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2008-03-31 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2008-03-31 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2008-03-31 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2008-03-31 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2008-03-31 False S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 2008-03-31 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2008-03-31 False B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2008-04-03 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-04-03 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2008-04-23 False C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2008-06-12 False Government Operations and Politics Bilingualism English language Government paperwork Government publications Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-29T21:58:28Z National 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.

]]> National Language Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Language Act of 2008 Display Title National Language Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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. Placed on Calendar Senate 2008-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2715pcs/xml/BILLS-110s2715pcs.xml 2008-03-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600. 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.