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H.R. 997 (108th): English Language Unity Act of 2003

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To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid mis-constructions 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.

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Sponsor and status

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Steve King

Sponsor. Representative for Iowa's 5th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2003
Length: 7 pages
Introduced
Feb 27, 2003
108th Congress (2003–2004)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on February 27, 2003, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

108 Cosponsors (103 Republicans, 5 Democrats)

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History

Feb 27, 2003
 
Introduced

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Mar 1, 2005
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (109th).
Feb 12, 2007
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (110th).
Feb 11, 2009
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (111th).
Mar 10, 2011
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (112th).
Mar 6, 2013
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (113th).
Feb 13, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (114th).
Feb 9, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (115th).
Feb 6, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (116th).

H.R. 997 (108th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 997. This is the one from the 108th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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