English Language Unity Act of 2013

3.0.0 997 2022-11-15T16:32:50Z 2022-11-15T16:32:50Z House H HR 2013-03-06 113 [Pages H7252-H7253]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:H.R. 3542.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theConstitution: The Congress shall have power to enact thislegislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, andamong the several states, and with the Indian tribes.[[Page H7253]]ADDITIONAL SPONSORSUnder clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills andresolutions as follows:H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards.H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston.H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda.H.R. 274: Mr. Keating.H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon.H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York.H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr.Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee.H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen.H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum.H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee,and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers.H.R. 713: Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr.Honda.H.R. 715: Mr. McNerney and Mr. Perlmutter.H.R. 809: Mr. Fincher.H.R. 919: Mr. Ryan of Ohio.H.R. 997: Mr. Latham and Mrs. Miller of Michigan.H.R. 1020: Ms. Foxx.H.R. 1024: Mr. Barrow of Georgia.H.R. 1124: Mrs. Beatty.H.R. 1179: Mr. Cohen and Mrs. Christensen.H.R. 1199: Mr. Garcia.H.R. 1209: Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Pittenger,Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. King of New York, andMs. Fudge.H.R. 1248: Mr. Bachus.H.R. 1310: Mr. Lamborn.H.R. 1339: Mr. Lipinski and Mrs. Capito.H.R. 1428: Mr. Price of North Carolina.H.R. 1429: Mr. Bishop of New York.H.R. 1449: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr.Southerland.H.R. 1461: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Nugent.H.R. 1518: Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Crenshaw, andMr. Bilirakis.H.R. 1563: Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz,and Mr. Graves of Missouri.H.R. 1601: Mr. Cartwright.H.R. 1616: Mr. Gibson.H.R. 1666: Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr.Lipinski, and Ms. Eshoo.H.R. 1717: Mr. David Scott of Georgia and Ms. Kuster.H.R. 1726: Ms. Frankel of Florida.H.R. 1761: Mr. Roe of Tennessee.H.R. 1779: Mr. Peterson.H.R. 1830: Ms. Esty.H.R. 1851: Ms. Kuster and Mr. Horsford.H.R. 1852: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, Mr.Labrador, and Ms. Brownley of California.H.R. 1869: Mr. Wittman.H.R. 1878: Ms. Frankel of Florida.H.R. 1920: Mr. Rigell.H.R. 1985: Mr. Goodlatte.H.R. 1992: Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois and Mr. Sires.H.R. 2027: Mr. Cassidy.H.R. 2028: Mr. Tierney.H.R. 2144: Mr. Duncan of South Carolina.H.R. 2305: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania.H.R. 2385: Mrs. Wagner.H.R. 2446: Mrs. Wagner.H.R. 2553: Ms. Moore, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Titus, and Mr.George Miller of California.H.R. 2560: Mr. Rangel.H.R. 2607: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Israel,and Mr. Pocan.H.R. 2619: Mr. Lowenthal.H.R. 2663: Mr. Ross.H.R. 2697: Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Kuster, and Mr.Johnson of Georgia.H.R. 2703: Mr. Doyle.H.R. 2725: Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Stutzman, and Ms. WassermanSchultz.H.R. 2785: Mr. Renacci.H.R. 2791: Mr. Gibson and Mr. Huizenga of Michigan.H.R. 2818: Mr. Grijalva.H.R. 2945: Mr. Roskam.H.R. 3040: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.H.R. 3105: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Cotton.H.R. 3111: Mr. Johnson of Ohio.H.R. 3121: Mr. Renacci.H.R. 3125: Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. DannyK. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rodney Davisof Illinois, and Mr. Loebsack.H.R. 3135: Ms. McCollum.H.R. 3143: Mr. Israel.H.R. 3163: Mr. Moran.H.R. 3169: Mr. Burgess.H.R. 3189: Mr. Poe of Texas.H.R. 3206: Ms. Frankel of Florida.H.R. 3211: Mr. Fitzpatrick.H.R. 3240: Mr. Foster.H.R. 3297: Ms. Schakowsky.H.R. 3299: Mr. Ribble, Mr. Harris, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr.Boustany, and Mr. Roskam.H.R. 3303: Mr. Bilirakis.H.R. 3308: Mr. Pittenger.H.R. 3309: Mr. Johnson of Ohio and Mr. Larsen ofWashington.H.R. 3322: Mr. Rangel.H.R. 3327: Mrs. Bustos.H.R. 3333: Mr. Pet[...]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-08T20:47:57Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-08T20:47:57Z Referred to 2013-03-06T15:01:15Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-03-06T15:01:10Z English Language Unity Act of 2013 113 464 S 2013-03-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1133) Related bill CRS 2013-04-08 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2013-03-06 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 2013-03-06 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. 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00 2013-03-06 Introduced in House 2013-03-28T12:42:54Z English Language Unity Act of 2013 - Makes English the official language of the United States.

Requires, subject to exceptions and rules of construction, that: (1) official functions of the U.S. government be conducted in English, and (2) all naturalization ceremonies be conducted in English.

Establishes a uniform English language rule for naturalization.

Makes English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in the public or private sector, presumptively consistent with the laws of the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue for public notice and comment a proposed rule for uniform testing of English language ability of candidates for naturalization based upon the principles that: (1) all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the laws of the United States; and (2) any exceptions to this standard should be limited to extraordinary circumstances, such as asylum.]]>

English Language Unity Act of 2013 Display Title English Language Unity Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced English Language Unity Act of 2013 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. Introduced in House 2013-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr997ih/xml/BILLS-113hr997ih.xml 2013-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.