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Recognizing the cultural importance of the many languages spoken in the United States and indicating the Sense of the House (the Senate concurring) that the United States should maintain the use of…

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Recognizing the cultural importance of the many languages spoken in the United States and indicating the Sense of the House (the Senate concurring) that the United States should maintain the use of English as a language common to all peoples.

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the benefits of cultural diversity and the contributions that many languages have made to American society.

Encourages citizens whose native language is other than English to maintain fluency in their language and heritage, to pass it down from generation to generation, and to learn English as well.

Commends efforts to maintain one language common to all people in addition to preserving and maintaining the many languages and cultures existing in the United States.

What's happening now February 11, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 21, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 13: Recognizing the cultural importance of the many languages spoken in the United States and indicating the Sense of the House (the Senate concurring) that the United States should maintain the use of English as a language common to all peoples.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-13/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 13: Recognizing the cultural importance of the many languages spoken in the United States and indicating the Sense of the House (the Senate concurring) that the United States should maintain the use of English as a language common to all peoples.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-13/.
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H. Con. Res. 13, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-13/.
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[H. Con. Res. 13: Recognizing the cultural importance of the many languages spoken in the United States and indicating the Sense of the House (the Senate concurring) that the United States should maintain the use of English as a language common to all peoples.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-13/)
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