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August 2008 - May 2008
August 2008 - May 2008
August 18, 2008 162 U.S. House Candidates Sign Pledge to Support Official English Legislation in Congress
July 29, 2008 College Park, Md. Councilman to Study Official English
July 18, 2008 U.S. Government May Upgrade English Fluency Requirements for Truckers
July 9, 2008 Rep. Steve Scalise becomes newest co-sponsor of H.R. 997
Rep. Steve Scalise today became the newest co-sponsor of H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act. The bill now has 149 co-sponsors. July 1, 2008 Another Town Seeks to Make English Official
June 11, 2008 Rep. Elton Gallegly Becomes Newest Co-Sponsor of English Language Unity Act
Rep. Elton Gallegly (CA-24) today became the newest co-sponsor of H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act. The bill now has 148 co-sponsors. May 30, 2008 Candidates Monty Newman, Greg Sowards and Aubrey Dunn, Jr. (NM-2) Pledge to Support Official English
U.S. English, Inc. today recognized Monty Newman, Greg Sowards and Aubrey Dunn, Jr., candidates for the New Mexico’s Second Congressional District, for pledging to support official English legislation. These individuals have pledged to “sponsor legislation to make English the official language of the United States government” if elected to Congress. May 30, 2008 Maryland Town Votes to Make English The Official Language
The commissioners of Walkersville, Md. unanimously voted to make English the official language of the town Wednesday night, making this community the latest to approve an official English law. May 19, 2008 Candidate Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) Pledges to Support Official English
U.S. English, Inc. today recognized Jason Chaffetz, a candidate for the Utah’s Third Congressional District, for pledging to support official English legislation. To date, Chaffetz has been the only candidate in the district to indicate that he would “sponsor legislation to make English the official language of the United States government” if elected to Congress. May 6, 2008 Rep. Heller Introduces Legislation to Reduce Multilingual Ballots
Congressman Dean Heller today introduced the American Elections Act, which would modify existing law and reduce the entitlement to multilingual ballots. The American Elections Act would limit ballot translations to English, Native American languages and Alaskan Native dialects. May 4, 2008 Scalise wins Special Election in Louisiana
Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was elected Sunday to represent Louisiana’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. By a near 3-to-1 margin Scalise was elected to fill the seat of Bobby Jindal, who left office in January to assume the governorship of Louisiana. May 1, 2008 Ohio Official English Bill Is Heard in Committee
The Ohio House of Representatives Government and Elections Committee held a hearing this morning on H.B. 477, legislation to make English the official language of the state. |
