[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 43 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 43

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2005

 Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Jones of 
 North Carolina) 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 to 
    establish 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, 
and 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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