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S. 542 119th Congress Senate

English Language Unity Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconst… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Bernie Moreno Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liability
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Feb 12, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 27, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 542: English Language Unity Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-542/
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"S. 542: English Language Unity Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-542/.
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S. 542, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-542/.
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