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.
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118th Congress (2023–2025)
Introduced on Feb 14, 2023
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4 Cosponsors (4 Republicans)
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H.R. 997 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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