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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced on March 5, 2013, 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).
6 Cosponsors (6 Republicans)
Position statements
History
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May 6, 2009
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 991 (111th). |
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Mar 8, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 503 (112th). |
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Mar 5, 2013
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Mar 9, 2015
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 678 (114th). |
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Mar 21, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 678 (115th). |
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Mar 6, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 678 (116th). |
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Mar 10, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 678. |
S. 464 (113th) 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 S. 464. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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