HR 123 - English as the National Language - Key Vote - Project Vote Smart

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Lindsey Graham voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.

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Stages

Aug. 2, 1996 Referred to Committee
Aug. 1, 1996 House Bill Passed
Jan. 4, 1995 Introduced

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Stage Details

Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - Aug. 2, 1996

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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (259-169) - Aug. 1, 1996 (Key vote)

Title: English as the National Language

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that makes English the official language of the United States.

Highlights:

Requires all official business of the United States Government to be conducted in English, including naturalization ceremonies and government documents.

Repeals the bilingual voting requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Makes certain exemptions from English language requirements, including issues of national security, international relations, trade, and public health and safety.

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Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 4, 1995

Title: English as the National Language

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Sponsors

Bill Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)

Co-sponsors

Wayne A. Allard (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
William Reynolds 'Bill' Archer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
William P. 'Bill' Baker (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
Charles F. 'Charlie' Bass (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
Herbert H. 'Herb' Bateman (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
Tom Bevill (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
Brian P. Bilbray (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
Peter I. Blute (MA - R) (Out Of Office)
Sonny Bono (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Bill Brewster (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
Glen Browder (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
Samuel D. 'Sam' Brownback (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
Jim Bunning (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
Herbert L. 'Sonny' Callahan (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
Jon Lynn Christensen (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
Dick Chrysler (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert N. 'Bob' Clement (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
William F. Clinger (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
John Howard Coble (NC - R)
Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
Larry Ed Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
Wes Cooley (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
Frank Arnold Cremeans (OH - ) (Out Of Office)
Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert K. 'Bob' Dornan (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas W. Ewing (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Harris W. Fawell (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Jack M. Fields Jr. (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Michael Patrick Flanagan (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Michael Patrick Forbes (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
David Funderburk (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
John 'Greg' Ganske (IA - ) (Out Of Office)
George W. Gekas (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
Enid Greene (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
Melton D. 'Mel' Hancock (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
James V. Hansen (UT - ) (Out Of Office)
J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
Martin R. Hoke (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Y. Tim Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
John Richard Kasich (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Sue W. Kelly (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Jay C. Kim (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
Jack Kingston (GA - R)
Scott L. Klug (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
James T. 'Jim' Kolbe (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R)
Jerry Lewis (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
James Ross 'Jim' Lightfoot (IA - ) (Out Of Office)
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
Robert L. 'Bob' Livingston (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
Bill Martini (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
Jack Metcalf (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
Jan Meyers (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
G.V. 'Sonny' Montgomery (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
Carlos J. Moorhead (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
John T. Myers (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Paul Michael 'Mike' Parker (MS - ) (Out Of Office)
William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Lewis F. Payne Jr. (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
Owen B. Pickett (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Earl Pomeroy (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
John Edward Porter (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
James H. 'Jimmy' Quillen (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
Jack Quinn (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D)
James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Frank Duncan Riggs (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Lynn Nancy Rivers (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
Charles Patrick 'Pat' Roberts (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
Toby Roth (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
Marge S. Roukema (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - ) (Out Of Office)
Marshall Clement 'Mark' Sanford Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
Joe Scarborough (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Daniel L. 'Dan' Schaefer (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
Andrea Seastrand (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
E.G. 'Bud' Shuster (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Norman Sisisky (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
Gerald B.H. 'Jerry' Solomon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
Floyd Davidson Spence (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Steve Stockman (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
John Tanner (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
William J. 'Billy' Tauzin (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
Gene Taylor (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
Peter G. Torkildsen (MA - ) (Out Of Office)
Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
Barbara F. Vucanovich (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
Charles Wilson (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R)
Bill Zeliff (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
Richard 'Dick' Zimmer (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)