House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Designation of English as the Official Language of the United States Act of 2025
Official title: To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Aderholt R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 3, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1772.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ADERHOLT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 40, March 3, 2025, Page H945):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Clause), Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 (the Naturalization Clause), and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 183 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1772, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1772
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 31, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Brian Jack (R-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), W. Steube (R-FL), Dale Strong (R-AL).
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- H.Res. 729 (119th) Expressing support for and honoring September 17, 2025, as "Constitution Day".
- H.Res. 855 (119th) Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the…
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.