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
Steve King
Sponsor. Representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress, 2017–2019
This bill was introduced on February 9, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“King Re-Introduces The English Language Unity Act”
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Rep. Steve King [R-IA4]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 13, 2017
History
Feb 27, 2003
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Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (108th). |
Mar 1, 2005
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Feb 12, 2007
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Feb 11, 2009
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Earlier Version —
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (111th). |
Mar 10, 2011
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Earlier Version —
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (112th). |
Mar 6, 2013
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Earlier Version —
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (113th). |
Feb 13, 2015
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Earlier Version —
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 997 (114th). |
Feb 9, 2017
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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. |
Feb 6, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
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H.R. 997 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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