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HJRES 109 104th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Constitutional amendments English language Government Operations and Politics Law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.

Introduced: September 28, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 2, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 28, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 28, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Establishes English as the official language of the United States.

What's happening now October 2, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 17, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 109: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-109/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 109: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-109/.
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H.J. Res. 109, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-109/.
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[H.J. Res. 109: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-109/)
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