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Puerto Rican
    Statehood
Ending E.O. 13166,
   the "Multilingual    Mandate"

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   English statute
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Pending legislation
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At the end of the matter proposed to be inserted, add the following:

SEC. 702A. DECLARATION OF ENGLISH AS LANGUAGE.

(a) In General.--English is the common language of the United States.

(b) Preserving and Enhancing the Role of the English Language.--The Government of the United States shall preserve and enhance the role of English as the language of the United States. Nothing in this Act shall diminish or expand any existing rights under the laws of the United States relative to services or materials provided by the Government of the United States in any language other than English

(c) Definition of Law.--For purposes of this section, the term ``laws of the United States'' includes the Constitution of the United States, any provision of Federal statute, or any rule or regulation issued under such statute, any judicial decisions interpreting such statute, or any Executive Order of the President.

Official English Resources
     Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich promotes official English
        (including .mp3 sound files of the Hon. Gingrich on language issues.)
    Ten Reasons Why We Should Make English the Official Language
    ProEnglish's draft official-English bill (for legislators seeking to introduce official English legislation)
    Official English news archive
    Member Dan Pak argues to Use English to Unite All Americans
    Our congressional testimony, concerning Executive Order 13166, 
           on providing access to people with Limited English Proficiency
           (a summary of our argument.)
     State profiles page, featuring an interactive map with demographics and official English laws
     State-by-state data showing the rapid increase in numbers of those who don't speak English.
     The 50 most common minority languages in America.
     53 other nations have made English their official language.
     The official status of languages in other nations.
     The most common languages in each of the states.
     Where in America other languages are spoken (ranked by number of speakers,
           or percentage of population which speaks that language.)
     Famous quotes concerning the need for our common language
     Petition endorsing English as an official language
     Sample resolution endorsing English as an official language
     

Legislation
    Federal legislation pending 
    Information on S. 1335, the S.I. Hayakawa Official English Act of 2007
    Information on HR 997, the Official Language Unity Act of 2007
    Information on HR 769, the National Language Act of 2007
    Information on HR 768, House bill to rescind EO 13166, concerning persons with Limited English
    Information on the Inhofe and Salazar amendments regarding English to the Senate immigration bill
    Research and contact your congressmen at our Legislative Action Center
    ProEnglish's draft official-English bill (for legislators seeking to introduce official English legislation)
    Link to Thomas, the Library of Congress' legislative database **