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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act of 1999

H.R. 123Introduced Jan 6, 1999Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Barr R-GA
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Where it went

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

138 cosponsors — 127 Republicans, 11 Democrats

13 of 138 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Bill Archer (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Bob Clement (D-TN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Philip Crane (R-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY) and 108 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Barr.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-7 district

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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.