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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens shall be conducted solely in English.

H.R. 2859Introduced Aug 4, 1993Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Emerson R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 16, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.

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

113 cosponsors — 101 Republicans, 12 Democrats

15 of 113 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Baker (R-CA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Peter Blute (R-MA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Leslie Byrne (D-VA), H. Callahan (R-AL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), William Clinger (R-PA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN) and 83 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-8 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.