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U.S. English Hails New Co-Sponsors of H.R. 997, H.R. 764
Five Representatives added as supporters of H.R. 997, bringing total to 88
February 25, 2009
Five additional members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors of H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act. The addition of Rep. Dean Heller (NV), Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT), Rep. Donald Manzullo (IL), Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL) brings the total number of co-sponsors of the bill to 88, or more than one-fifth of the entire House of Representatives.
If enacted, H.R. 997 would make English the official language of the United States. To send a thank you note to any of these new co-sponsors, click here.
Additionally, four U.S. House members have signed on a co-sponsors of H.R. 764, which would reduce the multilingual voting ballot requirements currently enforced by the U.S. government. The new co-sponsors – Rep. Ted Poe (TX), Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC), Rep. Rodney Alexander (LA) and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (MD) – bring the total number of co-sponsors to 17. If your member of Congress has yet to co-sponsor H.R. 764, you can send an e-mail using this link.
U.S. English, Inc. is the nation's oldest and largest non-partisan citizens' action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States. Founded in 1983 by the late Sen. S.I. Hayakawa of California, U.S. English, Inc. () now has more than 1.8 million members.
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