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House joint resolution · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

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

H.J.Res. 81Introduced Jan 18, 1991Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 16, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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

61 cosponsors — 52 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 61 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Dick Armey (R-TX), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bill Barrett (R-NE), 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), H. Callahan (R-AL), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), John Doolittle (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), 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), Henry Hyde (R-IL) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Dickinson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.