[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 37

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
  establishing English as the official language of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1997

  Mr. Doolittle introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
  establishing English as the official language of the United States.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The English language shall be the official language of 
the United States. As the official language, the English language shall 
be used for all public acts including every order, resolution, vote or 
election, and for all records and judicial proceedings of the 
Government of the United States and the governments of the several 
States.
    ``Section 2. The Congress and the States shall enforce this article 
by appropriate legislation.''.
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