House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
National Language Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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
27 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 27 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Ray LaHood (R-IL), William Lipinski (D-IL), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Mark Neumann (R-WI), Bob Ney (R-OH), Michael Pappas (R-NJ), Ron Paul (R-TX), Bill Paxon (R-NY), Tom Petri (R-WI), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Ed Royce (R-CA), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Charles Taylor (R-NC), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Dave Weldon (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter King.
- H.Con.Res. 109 (105th) Recognizing the many talents of the actor Jimmy Stewart and honoring the contributions he made to the Nation.
- H.R. 1418 (105th) To extend the transition period for aliens receiving supplemental security income or food stamp benefits as of August 22, 1996.
- H.Res. 16 (105th) To establish a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
- H.R. 209 (105th) Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 1997
- H.Res. 28 (105th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that programs based upon the premise that "Ebonics" is a legitimate language should…
- H.J.Res. 98 (105th) To recognize Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.