House joint resolution · 106th 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.
Sponsor: Rep. John Doolittle R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 19, 1999
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 25, 1999 — 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
25 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 2 Democrats
4 of 25 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Mark Green (R-WI), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Gary Miller (R-CA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Richard Pombo (R-CA), Bob Stump (R-AZ), John Sweeney (R-NY), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Doolittle.
- H.R. 4132 (106th) To reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.
- H.R. 3388 (106th) Lake Tahoe Restoration Act
- H.R. 359 (106th) Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act of 1999
- H.R. 992 (106th) Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act
- H.R. 1922 (106th) Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act
- H.R. 5130 (106th) CALFED Extension Act of 2000
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.