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S 2453 110th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination in employment English language Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment

Protecting English in the Workplace Act

Introduced: December 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting English in the Workplace Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that, notwithstanding any other equal employment opportunity provisions of the Act, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require an employee to speak, or an applicant for employment to agree to speak, English while engaged in work. Prohibits considering an individual to be engaged in work during a bona fide meal period, rest period, or any other break during which the individual is not required to perform any duties.

What's happening now December 12, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 7, 2008
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 2, 2008
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2453: Protecting English in the Workplace Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2453/
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"S. 2453: Protecting English in the Workplace Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2453/.
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S. 2453, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2453/.
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