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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

English Proficiency Act

H.R. 579Introduced Jan 8, 1987Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Martinez D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 23, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

91 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 85 Democrats

6 of 91 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Sala Burton (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), William Clay (D-MO), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), William Ford (D-MI) and 61 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew Martinez.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-30 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.