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HJRES 16 107th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitutional amendments English language Law

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

Introduced: February 13, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 13, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E161-162)
Feb 13, 2001
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 February 16, 2001

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 · Dec 4, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 16: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-16/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 16: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-16/.
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H.J. Res. 16, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-16/.
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[H.J. Res. 16: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-16/)
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