House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
English Language Proficiency Act
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate certain exceptions to the naturalization requirement as to understanding the English language, history, principles, and form of government of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Brandon Gill R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9742.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GILL of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 116, July 16, 2026, Page H4624):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9742, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9742
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
7 cosponsors — 7 Republicans
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Randy Fine (R-FL), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Riley Moore (R-WV), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brandon Gill.
- H.J.Res. 142 (119th) Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision…
- H.R. 5140 (119th) To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.
- H.R. 5713 (119th) Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
- H.R. 5750 (119th) EQUALS Act of 2025
- H.R. 273 (119th) REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025
- H.R. 4448 (119th) Restoring Equal Opportunity Act
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.