3.0.0 5473 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z House H HR 2014-09-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STOCKMAN:H.R. 5473.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8``The Congress shall have Power To . . . To establish anuniform Rule of Naturalization''[Page H7529]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2014-10-28T13:53:32Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2014-10-28T13:53:21Z Referred to 2014-09-15T16:02:05Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-09-15T16:02:00Z 2014-10-28 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2014-10-28 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2014-09-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-09-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2014-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000937 Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] STEVE STOCKMAN R TX 36 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-11-20 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 2014-09-15 Introduced in House 2014-09-18T21:05:01Z James Boulet National Language Act of 2014 - Amends federal law to: (1) make English the official language of the United States, (2) require that official U.S. government functions be conducted in English, and (3) require the U.S. government to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States.

Declares that, unless specifically stated in applicable law, no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the U.S. government or any of its officials or representatives act, communicate, perform or provide services, or materials in any language other than English.

Makes exceptions to these requirements the use of a language other than English for: (1) religious purposes, (2) language training for international communication, or (3) school programs designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages.

Amends the the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal bilingual voting and related voting qualification requirements.

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

]]> James Boulet National Language Act of 2014 Display Title James Boulet National Language Act of 2014 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced James Boulet National Language Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5473ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5473ih.xml 2014-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.