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

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

69 cosponsors — 62 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 69 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), William Broomfield (R-MI), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), William Clinger (R-PA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Larry Craig (R-ID), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), William Dickinson (R-AL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Melton Hancock (R-MO), James Hansen (R-UT), Paul Henry (R-MI), Wally Herger (R-CA), Earl Hutto (D-FL) and 39 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Norman Shumway.

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• H.R. 956 (101st) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for contributions to individual retirement accounts.
• H.R. 4438 (101st) To reauthorize and amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
• H.R. 2255 (101st) Marine and Coastal Natural Resource Assessment Act
• H.R. 2059 (101st) To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide that owner-operated mines shall be exempt from certain provisions of…
• H.R. 1405 (101st) Territorial Sea Extension Act of 1989

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-14 district