3.0.0 1229 2020-02-10T16:51:52Z 2020-02-10T16:51:52Z House H HR 2009-02-26 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2009-08-19T15:10:16Z hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2009-08-19T15:10:08Z Referred to 2009-02-26T15:04:42Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-22T21:35:47Z Referred to 2009-02-26T15:04:41Z National Language Act of 2009 111 992 S 2009-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5241) Related bill CRS 2009-08-19 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2009-08-19 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2009-04-22 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2009-02-26 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-02-26 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-26 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 N P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2009-02-26 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2009-02-26 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2009-02-26 True B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2009-02-26 True G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2009-02-26 True L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2009-02-26 True C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2009-02-26 True W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2009-02-26 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2009-02-26 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2009-02-26 True M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2009-02-26 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2009-02-26 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2009-02-26 True B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2009-02-26 True A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2009-02-26 True P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2009-02-26 True B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 2009-02-26 True T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2009-02-26 True B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2009-02-26 True B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2009-03-03 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2009-03-03 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2009-03-06 False M001139 Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] GARY MILLER R CA 42 2009-03-18 False B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2009-05-21 False H001041 Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] Dean Heller R NV 2 2009-06-09 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2009-09-17 False G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2009-10-07 False A000365 Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] Steve Austria R OH 7 2010-02-25 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2010-04-13 False F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2010-04-21 False T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2010-07-22 False Government Operations and Politics Citizenship and naturalization Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-02-26 Introduced in House 2009-03-25T20:19:48Z National Language Act of 2009 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official business in English, including publications, income tax forms, and informational materials; and (2) preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States of America. Provides that no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the government act, communicate, perform, or provide services or materials in any other language, unless specifically stated in applicable law.

Provides that this Act shall not apply to the use of a language other than English for religious purposes, for training in foreign languages for international communication, or in school programs designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages. States that this does not prevent the U.S. government from providing interpreters for persons over age 62.

Repeals provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 regarding bilingual election requirements and regarding congressional findings of voting discrimination against language minorities, prohibition of English-only elections, and other remedial measures.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that all public ceremonies in which the oath of allegiance is administered pursuant to such Act be conducted solely in English.

Specifies that this Act shall not preempt any state law.]]>

National Language Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced National Language Act of 2009 Display Title National Language Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1229ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1229ih.xml 2009-08-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.