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HRES 499 104th Congress Congress

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 123) to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States.

Introduced: July 31, 1996 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 104th Congress
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 123) to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-499/
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"H. Res. 499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 123) to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-499/.
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H. Res. 499, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-499/.
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[H. Res. 499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 123) to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-499/)
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