3.0.0 997 2023-01-11T13:28:27Z 2023-01-11T13:28:27Z House HR 2015-02-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 25 (Friday, February 13, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 997.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H1071]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-16T20:34:59Z Referred to 2015-02-13T14:05:05Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-13T14:05:00Z English Language Unity Act of 2015 114 678 S 2015-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2015-03-16 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-02-13 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 2015-02-13 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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"Buddy" 1 2016-07-12 False Government Operations and Politics Academic performance and assessments Administrative law and regulatory procedures Citizenship and naturalization Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Department of Homeland Security Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-02-13 Introduced in House 2015-03-17T21:10:02Z English Language Unity Act of 2015

Establishes English as the official language of the United States.

Requires naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, to be conducted in English.

Declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws.

Allows a person injured by a violation of this Act to obtain relief, including a declaratory judgment, in a civil action.

Declares that English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in the public or private sector, shall be presumptively consistent with U.S. laws. Requires any ambiguity in U.S. laws to be resolved in accordance with the rights retained by the people and the powers reserved to states under the Bill of Rights.

Directs the Department of Homeland Security to issue a proposed rule for uniform testing of the 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 2015 Display Title English Language Unity Act of 2015 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced English Language Unity Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr997ih/xml/BILLS-114hr997ih.xml 2015-03-16 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.