Recognizing the cultural importance of the many languages spoken in the United States and indicating the Sense of the House (the Senate concurring) that the United States should maintain the use of English as a language common to all peoples.

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

39 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 39 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Tom Barlow (D-KY), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Paul Henry (R-MI), Henry Hyde (R-IL), John Kasich (R-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Scott Klug (R-WI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Robert Livingston (R-LA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Ron Packard (R-CA), Tom Petri (R-WI), John Porter (R-IL), Jack Quinn (R-NY) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Emerson.

• H.R. 3426 (103rd) To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the City of Rolla, Missouri.
• H.R. 123 (103rd) Language of Government Act of 1993
• H.R. 2859 (103rd) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens shall be conducted solely…
• H.R. 124 (103rd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to employers for the cost of providing English language training to their…
• H.R. 1772 (103rd) State Offices of Rural Health Amendments of 1993
• H.R. 1773 (103rd) To reauthorize the rural health care transition grant program established under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, to direct…

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-8 district