[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 17 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 17

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
  establishing English as the official language of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2007

  Mr. Doolittle introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
  establishing English as the official language of the United States.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1.  The English language shall be the official language 
of the United States and shall be used for all public acts, including 
every order, resolution, vote, or election, and for all records and 
judicial proceedings of the Government of the United States and the 
governments of the several States.
    ``Sec. 2.  The Congress and the States shall have power to enforce 
this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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