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HR 4464 110th Congress House Labor and Employment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination in employment English language Government Operations and Politics

Common Sense English Act

Introduced: April 10, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Dec 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Common Sense English Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that, notwithstanding any other provision of the equal employment opportunities provisions of the Act, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require employees to speak English while engaged in work.

What's happening now February 5, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 20
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 25, 2008
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 16, 2008
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 21, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 10, 2008
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 14, 2008
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 12, 2008
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 12, 2008
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 29, 2008
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 29, 2008
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 29, 2008
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jan 29, 2008
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 17, 2008
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 17, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 17, 2008
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Dec 18, 2007
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 17, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 12, 2007
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 12, 2007
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Dec 12, 2007
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Dec 12, 2007
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Dec 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4464: Common Sense English Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4464/
MLA
"H.R. 4464: Common Sense English Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4464/.
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H.R. 4464, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4464/.
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