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99-HR0123 on Jan 6, 1999

OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY:

EXCERPTS FROM BILL:

    The Congress finds and declares the following:
  2. The US is comprised of individuals and groups from diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds.
  4. The US has benefited and continues to benefit from this rich diversity.

  • The common thread binding individuals of differing backgrounds has been a common language.
  • The Federal Government should maintain a language common to all people.
  • English has historically been the common language and the language of opportunity in the US.
  • The purpose of this title is to help immigrants better assimilate and take full advantage of opportunities in the US.
  • By learning the English language, immigrants will be empowered with the language skills and literacy necessary to become responsible citizens and productive workers in the US.
  • The use of a single common language in conducting official business of the Federal Government will promote efficiency and fairness.
  • English should be recognized in law as the language of official business of the Federal Government.
  • Any monetary savings derived from the enactment of this title should be used for the teaching of the English language to non-English-speaking immigrants.

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    Democrats participating in 99-HR0123

    Bob Clement s1oTennessee Democrat
    Bud Cramer s1oAlabama Democrat
    Pat Danner s1oMissouri Democrat
    Ralph Moody Hall s1oTexas Democrat
    William Lipinski s1oIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
    Frank Mascara s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Collin Peterson s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    Owen Pickett s1oVirginia Democrat
    Ronnie Shows s1oMississippi Democrat
    Norman Sisisky s1oVirginia Democrat
    Gene Taylor s1oMississippi Democrat
    Jim Traficant s1oOhio Democrat



    Republicans participating in 99-HR0123

    Robert Aderholt s1oAlabama Republican
    Bill Archer s1oTexas Republican
    Spencer Bachus s1oAlabama Republican
    Richard Hugh Baker s1oLouisiana Republican
    Cass Ballenger s1oNorth Carolina Republican
    Bob Barr s2pGeorgia Republican
    Bill Barrett s1oNebraska Republican
    Roscoe Bartlett s1oMaryland Republican
    Joe Linus Barton s1oTexas Republican
    Herb Bateman s1oVirginia Republican
    Brian Bilbray s1oCalifornia Republican (re-elected 2006)
    Michael Bilirakis s1oFlorida Republican
    Tom Bliley s1oVirginia Republican
    Roy Blunt s1oMissouri Republican
    John Boehner s1oOhio Republican
    Mary Bono s1oCalifornia Republican
    Richard Burr s1oNC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
    Dan Burton s1oIndiana Republican
    Sonny Callahan s1oAlabama Republican
    Ken Calvert s1oCalifornia Republican
    Tom Campbell s1oCalifornia Republican (Retired)
    Saxby Chambliss s1oGA Republican Sr Senator
    John Howard Coble s1oNorth Carolina Republican
    Tom Coburn s1oOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
    Christopher Cox s1oCalifornia Republican
    Philip Crane s1oIllinois Republican (Until 2004)
    Barbara Cubin s1oWyoming Republican
    Nathan Deal s1oGeorgia Republican
    Tom DeLay s1oTexas Republican
    Jim DeMint s1oSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
    Jay Dickey s1oArkansas Republican
    John Doolittle s1oCalifornia Republican
    Jimmy Duncan s1oTennessee Republican
    Vernon Ehlers s1oMichigan Republican
    Jo Ann Emerson s1oMissouri Republican
    Terry Everett s1oAlabama Republican
    Thomas Ewing s1oIllinois Republican
    Mark Foley s1oFlorida Republican
    Tillie Fowler s1oFlorida Republican
    Greg Ganske s1oIA Former Republican Nominee (2002)
    George Gekas s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Jim Gibbons s1oNevada Republican
    Virgil Goode s1oVirginia Republican
    Bob Goodlatte s1oVirginia Republican
    Lindsey Graham s1oSC Republican Jr Senator
    Gil Gutknecht s1oMinnesota Republican
    James Hansen s1oUtah Republican
    Doc Hastings s1oWashington Republican
    J.D. Hayworth s1oArizona Republican
    Joel Hefley s1oColorado Republican
    Wally Herger s1oCalifornia Republican
    Rick Hill s1oMontana Republican
    Van Hilleary s1oTennessee Republican
    Peter Hoekstra s1oMichigan Republican
    Steve Horn s1oCalifornia Republican
    John Hostettler s1oIndiana Republican
    Kenny Hulshof s1oMissouri Republican
    Duncan Hunter s1oCalifornia Republican
    Asa Hutchinson s1oArkansas Republican
    Henry Hyde s1oIllinois Republican
    Johnny Isakson s1oGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
    Ernest Istook s1oOklahoma Republican
    Nancy Lee Johnson s1oConnecticut Republican
    Sam Johnson s1oTexas Republican
    Walter Beaman Jones s1oNorth Carolina Republican
    John Kasich s1oOhio Republican
    Sue Kelly s1oNew York Republican/Conservative
    Jack Kingston s1oGeorgia Republican
    Joe Knollenberg s1oMichigan Republican
    Jim Kolbe s1oArizona Republican
    Steven Kuykendall s1oCalifornia Republican
    Ray LaHood s1oIllinois Republican
    Steve Largent s1oOK00 Former Republican Challenger
    Tom Latham s1oIowa Republican
    Steven LaTourette s1oOhio Republican
    Ron Lewis s1oKentucky Republican
    John Linder s1oGeorgia Republican
    Donald Manzullo s1oIllinois Republican
    Jim McCrery s1oLouisiana Republican
    Buck McKeon s1oCalifornia Republican
    Gary Miller s1oCalifornia Republican
    Sue Myrick s1oNorth Carolina Republican
    Bob Ney s1oOhio Republican
    Charlie Norwood s1oGeorgia Republican
    Michael Oxley s1oOhio Republican
    Ron Packard s1oCalifornia Republican
    John Peterson s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Tom Petri s1oWisconsin Republican
    Charles Pickering s1oMississippi Republican
    Richard Pombo s1oCalifornia Republican
    John Porter s1oIllinois Republican (retired)
    Deborah Pryce s1oOhio Republican
    George Radanovich s1oCalifornia Republican
    Jim Ramstad s1oMinnesota Republican
    Ralph Regula s1oOhio Republican
    Bob Riley s1oAL Republican
    Dana Rohrabacher s1oCalifornia Republican
    Marge Roukema s1oNew Jersey Republican
    Ed Royce s1oCalifornia Republican
    Matt Salmon s1oArizona Republican
    Mark Sanford s1oSC Republican
    Jim Saxton s1oNew Jersey Republican
    Joe Scarborough s1oFlorida Republican
    James Sensenbrenner s1oWisconsin Republican
    Christopher Shays s1oConnecticut Republican
    Bud Shuster s1oPennsylvania Rep. (resigned 3/3/2001)
    Mark Souder s1oIndiana Republican
    Floyd Spence s1oSouth Carolina Republican
    Cliff Stearns s1oFlorida Republican
    Bob Stump s1oArizona Republican
    John Sununu s1oNew Hampshire Republican
    Jim Talent s1oMissouri Republican
    Tom Tancredo s1oColorado Republican
    Charles Taylor s1oNorth Carolina Republican
    Todd Tiahrt s1oKansas Republican
    Zach Wamp s1oTennessee Republican
    Wes Watkins s1oOklahoma Republican
    Curt Weldon s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Dave Weldon s1oFlorida Republican
    Roger Wicker s1oMississippi Republican



    Independents participating in 99-HR0123

    Mac Collins s1oGA 2004 former Republican challenger; US Representative
    George Nethercutt s1oWA 2004 former Republican challenger; US Representative



    Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

    Democrats: 12
    Republicans: 120
    Independents: 2