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English As The Official Language: Passage of H.R. 123
Roll No. 391: August 1, 1996
English Language Empowerment: By a recorded vote of 259 ayes to 169 noes,
Roll No. 391, House passed H.R. 123, to amend title 4, United States Code,
to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United
States.
Pages H9738-72
[Roll No. 391] August 1, 1996
YEAS--259
Allard Republican Colorado Dist. 04 Y
Archer Republican Texas Dist. 07 Y
Armey Republican Texas Dist. 26 Y
Bachus Republican Alabama Dist. 06 Y
Baesler Democrat Kentucky Dist. 06 Y
Baker (CA) Republican California Dist. 10 Y
Baker (LA) Republican Louisiana Dist. 06 Y
Ballenger Republican North Carolina Dist. 10 Y
Barr Republican Georgia Dist. 07 Y
Barrett (NE) Republican Nebraska Dist. 03 Y
Bartlett Republican Maryland Dist. 06 Y
Barton Republican Texas Dist. 06 Y
Bass Republican New Hampshire Dist. 02 Y
Bateman Republican Virginia Dist. 01 Y
Bereuter Republican Nebraska Dist. 01 Y
Bevill Democrat Alabama Dist. 04 Y
Bilbray Republican California Dist. 49 Y
Bilirakis Republican Florida Dist. 09 Y
Bliley Republican Virginia Dist. 07 Y
Blute Republican Massachusetts Dist. 03 Y
Boehlert Republican New York Dist. 23 Y
Boehner Republican Ohio Dist. 08 Y
Bono Republican California Dist. 44 Y
Brewster Democrat Oklahoma Dist. 03 Y
Browder Democrat Alabama Dist. 03 Y
Bryant (TN) Republican Tennessee Dist. 07 Y
Bunning Republican Kentucky Dist. 04 Y
Burr Republican North Carolina Dist. 05 Y
Burton Republican Indiana Dist. 06 Y
Buyer Republican Indiana Dist. 05 Y
Callahan Republican Alabama Dist. 01 Y
Calvert Republican California Dist. 43 Y
Camp Republican Michigan Dist. 04 Y
Campbell Republican California Dist. 15 Y
Canady Republican Florida Dist. 12 Y
Castle Republican Delaware Dist. 01 Y
Chabot Republican Ohio Dist. 01 Y
Chambliss Republican Georgia Dist. 08 Y
Chenoweth Republican Idaho Dist. 01 Y
Christensen Republican Nebraska Dist. 02 Y
Chrysler Republican Michigan Dist. 08 Y
Clement Democrat Tennessee Dist. 05 Y
Clinger Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 05 Y
Coble Republican North Carolina Dist. 06 Y
Coburn Republican Oklahoma Dist. 02 Y
Collins (GA) Republican Georgia Dist. 03 Y
Combest Republican Texas Dist. 19 Y
Condit Democrat California Dist. 18 Y
Cooley Republican Oregon Dist. 02 Y
Cox Republican California Dist. 47 Y
Cramer Democrat Alabama Dist. 05 Y
Crane Republican Illinois Dist. 08 Y
Crapo Republican Idaho Dist. 02 Y
Cremeans Republican Ohio Dist. 06 Y
Cubin Republican Wyoming Dist. 01 Y
Cunningham Republican California Dist. 51 Y
Danner Democrat Missouri Dist. 06 Y
Davis Republican Virginia Dist. 11 Y
Deal Republican Georgia Dist. 09 Y
DeLay Republican Texas Dist. 22 Y
Dickey Republican Arkansas Dist. 04 Y
Doolittle Republican California Dist. 04 Y
Dornan Republican California Dist. 46 Y
Dreier Republican California Dist. 28 Y
Duncan Republican Tennessee Dist. 02 Y
Dunn Republican Washington Dist. 08 Y
Ehlers Republican Michigan Dist. 03 Y
Ehrlich Republican Maryland Dist. 02 Y
English Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 21 Y
Everett Republican Alabama Dist. 02 Y
Ewing Republican Illinois Dist. 15 Y
Fawell Republican Illinois Dist. 13 Y
Fields (TX) Republican Texas Dist. 08 Y
Flanagan Republican Illinois Dist. 05 Y
Foley Republican Florida Dist. 16 Y
Forbes Republican New York Dist. 01 Y
Fowler Republican Florida Dist. 04 Y
Fox Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 13 Y
Franks (CT) Republican Connecticut Dist. 05 Y
Franks (NJ) Republican New Jersey Dist. 07 Y
Frelinghuysen Republican New Jersey Dist. 11 Y
Frisa Republican New York Dist. 04 Y
Funderburk Republican North Carolina Dist. 02 Y
Gallegly Republican California Dist. 23 Y
Ganske Republican Iowa Dist. 04 Y
Gekas Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 17 Y
Gilchrest Republican Maryland Dist. 01 Y
Gillmor Republican Ohio Dist. 05 Y
Gilman Republican New York Dist. 20 Y
Goodlatte Republican Virginia Dist. 06 Y
Goodling Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 19 Y
Gordon Democrat Tennessee Dist. 06 Y
Goss Republican Florida Dist. 14 Y
Graham Republican South Carolina Dist. 03 Y
Greene (UT) Republican Utah Dist. 02 Y
Greenwood Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 08 Y
Gunderson Republican Wisconsin Dist. 03 Y
Gutknecht Republican Minnesota Dist. 01 Y
Hall (TX) Democrat Texas Dist. 04 Y
Hamilton Democrat Indiana Dist. 09 Y
Hancock Republican Missouri Dist. 07 Y
Hansen Republican Utah Dist. 01 Y
Harman Democrat California Dist. 36 Y
Hastert Republican Illinois Dist. 14 Y
Hastings (WA) Republican Washington Dist. 04 Y
Hayes Republican Louisiana Dist. 07 Y
Hayworth Republican Arizona Dist. 06 Y
Hefley Republican Colorado Dist. 05 Y
Hefner Democrat North Carolina Dist. 08 Y
Heineman Republican North Carolina Dist. 04 Y
Herger Republican California Dist. 02 Y
Hilleary Republican Tennessee Dist. 04 Y
Hobson Republican Ohio Dist. 07 Y
Hoekstra Republican Michigan Dist. 02 Y
Hoke Republican Ohio Dist. 10 Y
Holden Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 06 Y
Horn Republican California Dist. 38 Y
Hostettler Republican Indiana Dist. 08 Y
Houghton Republican New York Dist. 31 Y
Hunter Republican California Dist. 52 Y
Hutchinson Republican Arkansas Dist. 03 Y
Hyde Republican Illinois Dist. 06 Y
Inglis Republican South Carolina Dist. 04 Y
Istook Republican Oklahoma Dist. 05 Y
Johnson (CT) Republican Connecticut Dist. 06 Y
Johnson (SD) Democrat South Dakota Dist. 01 Y
Johnson Sam Republican Texas Dist. 03 Y
Jones Republican North Carolina Dist. 03 Y
Kanjorski Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 11 Y
Kasich Republican Ohio Dist. 12 Y
Kelly Republican New York Dist. 19 Y
Kim Republican California Dist. 41 Y
King Republican New York Dist. 03 Y
Kingston Republican Georgia Dist. 01 Y
Klug Republican Wisconsin Dist. 02 Y
Knollenberg Republican Michigan Dist. 11 Y
Kolbe Republican Arizona Dist. 05 Y
LaHood Republican Illinois Dist. 18 Y
Largent Republican Oklahoma Dist. 01 Y
Latham Republican Iowa Dist. 05 Y
LaTourette Republican Ohio Dist. 19 Y
Laughlin Republican Texas Dist. 14 Y
Lazio Republican New York Dist. 02 Y
Leach Republican Iowa Dist. 01 Y
Lewis (CA) Republican California Dist. 40 Y
Lewis (KY) Republican Kentucky Dist. 02 Y
Lightfoot Republican Iowa Dist. 03 Y
Lincoln Democrat Arkansas Dist. 01 Y
Linder Republican Georgia Dist. 04 Y
Lipinski Democrat Illinois Dist. 03 Y
Livingston Republican Louisiana Dist. 01 Y
LoBiondo Republican New Jersey Dist. 02 Y
Longley Republican Maine Dist. 01 Y
Lucas Republican Oklahoma Dist. 06 Y
Manton Democrat New York Dist. 07 Y
Manzullo Republican Illinois Dist. 16 Y
Martini Republican New Jersey Dist. 08 Y
Mascara Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 20 Y
McCollum Republican Florida Dist. 08 Y
McCrery Republican Louisiana Dist. 05 Y
McHugh Republican New York Dist. 24 Y
McInnis Republican Colorado Dist. 03 Y
McIntosh Republican Indiana Dist. 02 Y
McKeon Republican California Dist. 25 Y
McNulty Democrat New York Dist. 21 Y
Metcalf Republican Washington Dist. 02 Y
Meyers Republican Kansas Dist. 03 Y
Mica Republican Florida Dist. 07 Y
Miller (FL) Republican Florida Dist. 13 Y
Molinari Republican New York Dist. 13 Y
Montgomery Democrat Mississippi Dist. 03 Y
Moorhead Republican California Dist. 27 Y
Myers Republican Indiana Dist. 07 Y
Myrick Republican North Carolina Dist. 09 Y
Nethercutt Republican Washington Dist. 05 Y
Neumann Republican Wisconsin Dist. 01 Y
Ney Republican Ohio Dist. 18 Y
Norwood Republican Georgia Dist. 10 Y
Nussle Republican Iowa Dist. 02 Y
Obey Democrat Wisconsin Dist. 07 Y
Oxley Republican Ohio Dist. 04 Y
Packard Republican California Dist. 48 Y
Parker Republican Mississippi Dist. 04 Y
Paxon Republican New York Dist. 27 Y
Payne (VA) Democrat Virginia Dist. 05 Y
Peterson (MN) Democrat Minnesota Dist. 07 Y
Petri Republican Wisconsin Dist. 06 Y
Pickett Democrat Virginia Dist. 02 Y
Pombo Republican California Dist. 11 Y
Porter Republican Illinois Dist. 10 Y
Portman Republican Ohio Dist. 02 Y
Poshard Democrat Illinois Dist. 19 Y
Pryce Republican Ohio Dist. 15 Y
Quillen Republican Tennessee Dist. 01 Y
Quinn Republican New York Dist. 30 Y
Radanovich Republican California Dist. 19 Y
Ramstad Republican Minnesota Dist. 03 Y
Regula Republican Ohio Dist. 16 Y
Riggs Republican California Dist. 01 Y
Roberts Republican Kansas Dist. 01 Y
Rogers Republican Kentucky Dist. 05 Y
Rohrabacher Republican California Dist. 45 Y
Roth Republican Wisconsin Dist. 08 Y
Roukema Republican New Jersey Dist. 05 Y
Royce Republican California Dist. 39 Y
Salmon Republican Arizona Dist. 01 Y
Sanford Republican South Carolina Dist. 01 Y
Saxton Republican New Jersey Dist. 03 Y
Scarborough Republican Florida Dist. 01 Y
Schaefer Republican Colorado Dist. 06 Y
Seastrand Republican California Dist. 22 Y
Sensenbrenner Republican Wisconsin Dist. 09 Y
Shadegg Republican Arizona Dist. 04 Y
Shaw Republican Florida Dist. 22 Y
Shays Republican Connecticut Dist. 04 Y
Shuster Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 09 Y
Sisisky Democrat Virginia Dist. 04 Y
Skelton Democrat Missouri Dist. 04 Y
Smith (MI) Republican Michigan Dist. 07 Y
Smith (NJ) Republican New Jersey Dist. 04 Y
Smith (TX) Republican Texas Dist. 21 Y
Smith (WA) Republican Washington Dist. 03 Y
Solomon Republican New York Dist. 22 Y
Souder Republican Indiana Dist. 04 Y
Spence Republican South Carolina Dist. 02 Y
Spratt Democrat South Carolina Dist. 05 Y
Stearns Republican Florida Dist. 06 Y
Stenholm Democrat Texas Dist. 17 Y
Stockman Republican Texas Dist. 09 Y
Stump Republican Arizona Dist. 03 Y
Talent Republican Missouri Dist. 02 Y
Tanner Democrat Tennessee Dist. 08 Y
Tate Republican Washington Dist. 09 Y
Tauzin Republican Louisiana Dist. 03 Y
Taylor (MS) Democrat Mississippi Dist. 05 Y
Taylor (NC) Republican North Carolina Dist. 11 Y
Thomas Republican California Dist. 21 Y
Thornberry Republican Texas Dist. 13 Y
Thurman Democrat Florida Dist. 05 Y
Tiahrt Republican Kansas Dist. 04 Y
Torkildsen Republican Massachusetts Dist. 06 Y
Traficant Democrat Ohio Dist. 17 Y
Upton Republican Michigan Dist. 06 Y
Volkmer Democrat Missouri Dist. 09 Y
Vucanovich Republican Nevada Dist. 02 Y
Walker Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 16 Y
Walsh Republican New York Dist. 25 Y
Wamp Republican Tennessee Dist. 03 Y
Watts (OK) Republican Oklahoma Dist. 04 Y
Weldon (FL) Republican Florida Dist. 15 Y
Weldon (PA) Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 07 Y
Weller Republican Illinois Dist. 11 Y
White Republican Washington Dist. 01 Y
Whitfield Republican Kentucky Dist. 01 Y
Wicker Republican Mississippi Dist. 01 Y
Wolf Republican Virginia Dist. 10 Y
Young (AK) Republican Alaska Dist. 01 Y
Zeliff Republican New Hampshire Dist. 01 Y
Zimmer Republican New Jersey Dist. 12 Y
NOES--169
Abercrombie Democrat Hawaii Dist. 01 N
Ackerman Democrat New York Dist. 05 N
Andrews Democrat New Jersey Dist. 01 N
Baldacci Democrat Maine Dist. 02 N
Barcia Democrat Michigan Dist. 05 N
Barrett (WI) Democrat Wisconsin Dist. 05 N
Becerra Democrat California Dist. 30 N
Beilenson Democrat California Dist. 24 N
Bentsen Democrat Texas Dist. 25 N
Berman Democrat California Dist. 26 N
Bishop Democrat Georgia Dist. 02 N
Blumenauer Democrat Oregon Dist. 03 N
Bonilla Republican Texas Dist. 23 N
Bonior Democrat Michigan Dist. 10 N
Borski Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 03 N
Boucher Democrat Virginia Dist. 09 N
Brown (CA) Democrat California Dist. 42 N
Brown (FL) Democrat Florida Dist. 03 N
Brown (OH) Democrat Ohio Dist. 13 N
Bryant (TX) Democrat Texas Dist. 05 N
Bunn Republican Oregon Dist. 05 N
Cardin Democrat Maryland Dist. 03 N
Chapman Democrat Texas Dist. 01 N
Clay Democrat Missouri Dist. 01 N
Clayton Democrat North Carolina Dist. 01 N
Clyburn Democrat South Carolina Dist. 06 N
Coleman Democrat Texas Dist. 16 N
Collins (IL) Democrat Illinois Dist. 07 N
Collins (MI) Democrat Michigan Dist. 15 N
Conyers Democrat Michigan Dist. 14 N
Costello Democrat Illinois Dist. 12 N
Coyne Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 14 N
Cummings Democrat Maryland Dist. 07 N
De la Garza Democrat Texas Dist. 15 N
DeFazio Democrat Oregon Dist. 04 N
DeLauro Democrat Connecticut Dist. 03 N
Dellums Democrat California Dist. 09 N
Deutsch Democrat Florida Dist. 20 N
Diaz-Balart Republican Florida Dist. 21 N
Dicks Democrat Washington Dist. 06 N
Dingell Democrat Michigan Dist. 16 N
Dixon Democrat California Dist. 32 N
Doggett Democrat Texas Dist. 10 N
Dooley Democrat California Dist. 20 N
Doyle Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 18 N
Durbin Democrat Illinois Dist. 20 N
Edwards Democrat Texas Dist. 11 N
Engel Democrat New York Dist. 17 N
Ensign Republican Nevada Dist. 01 N
Eshoo Democrat California Dist. 14 N
Evans Democrat Illinois Dist. 17 N
Farr Democrat California Dist. 17 N
Fattah Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 02 N
Fazio Democrat California Dist. 03 N
Fields (LA) Democrat Louisiana Dist. 04 N
Filner Democrat California Dist. 50 N
Flake Democrat New York Dist. 06 N
Foglietta Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 01 N
Frank (MA) Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 04 N
Frost Democrat Texas Dist. 24 N
Furse Democrat Oregon Dist. 01 N
Gejdenson Democrat Connecticut Dist. 02 N
Gephardt Democrat Missouri Dist. 03 N
Geren Democrat Texas Dist. 12 N
Gibbons Democrat Florida Dist. 11 N
Gonzalez Democrat Texas Dist. 20 N
Green (TX) Democrat Texas Dist. 29 N
Gutierrez Democrat Illinois Dist. 04 N
Hall (OH) Democrat Ohio Dist. 03 N
Hastings (FL) Democrat Florida Dist. 23 N
Hilliard Democrat Alabama Dist. 07 N
Hinchey Democrat New York Dist. 26 N
Hoyer Democrat Maryland Dist. 05 N
Jackson (IL) Democrat Illinois Dist. 02 N
Jackson-Lee Democrat Texas Dist. 18 N
Jacobs Democrat Indiana Dist. 10 N
Jefferson Democrat Louisiana Dist. 02 N
Johnson E. B. Democrat Texas Dist. 30 N
Johnston Democrat Florida Dist. 19 N
Kaptur Democrat Ohio Dist. 09 N
Kennedy (MA) Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 08 N
Kennedy (RI) Democrat Rhode Island Dist. 01 N
Kennelly Democrat Connecticut Dist. 01 N
Kildee Democrat Michigan Dist. 09 N
Kleczka Democrat Wisconsin Dist. 04 N
Klink Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 04 N
LaFalce Democrat New York Dist. 29 N
Lantos Democrat California Dist. 12 N
Levin Democrat Michigan Dist. 12 N
Lewis (GA) Democrat Georgia Dist. 05 N
Lofgren Democrat California Dist. 16 N
Lowey Democrat New York Dist. 18 N
Luther Democrat Minnesota Dist. 06 N
Maloney Democrat New York Dist. 14 N
Markey Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 07 N
Martinez Democrat California Dist. 31 N
Matsui Democrat California Dist. 05 N
McCarthy Democrat Missouri Dist. 05 N
McDermott Democrat Washington Dist. 07 N
McHale Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 15 N
McKinney Democrat Georgia Dist. 11 N
Meehan Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 05 N
Meek Democrat Florida Dist. 17 N
Menendez Democrat New Jersey Dist. 13 N
Millender-McDonald Democrat California Dist. 37 N
Miller (CA) Democrat California Dist. 07 N
Minge Democrat Minnesota Dist. 02 N
Mink Democrat Hawaii Dist. 02 N
Moakley Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 09 N
Mollohan Democrat West Virginia Dist. 01 N
Moran Democrat Virginia Dist. 08 N
Morella Republican Maryland Dist. 08 N
Murtha Democrat Pennsylvania Dist. 12 N
Nadler Democrat New York Dist. 08 N
Neal Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 02 N
Oberstar Democrat Minnesota Dist. 08 N
Olver Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 01 N
Ortiz Democrat Texas Dist. 27 N
Orton Democrat Utah Dist. 03 N
Owens Democrat New York Dist. 11 N
Pallone Democrat New Jersey Dist. 06 N
Pastor Democrat Arizona Dist. 02 N
Payne (NJ) Democrat New Jersey Dist. 10 N
Pelosi Democrat California Dist. 08 N
Pomeroy Democrat North Dakota Dist. 01 N
Rahall Democrat West Virginia Dist. 03 N
Rangel Democrat New York Dist. 15 N
Reed Democrat Rhode Island Dist. 02 N
Richardson Democrat New Mexico Dist. 03 N
Rivers Democrat Michigan Dist. 13 N
Roemer Democrat Indiana Dist. 03 N
Ros-Lehtinen Republican Florida Dist. 18 N
Rose Democrat North Carolina Dist. 07 N
Roybal-Allard Democrat California Dist. 33 N
Rush Democrat Illinois Dist. 01 N
Sabo Democrat Minnesota Dist. 05 N
Sanders Independent Vermont Dist. 01 N
Sawyer Democrat Ohio Dist. 14 N
Schiff Republican New Mexico Dist. 01 N
Schroeder Democrat Colorado Dist. 01 N
Schumer Democrat New York Dist. 09 N
Scott Democrat Virginia Dist. 03 N
Serrano Democrat New York Dist. 16 N
Skaggs Democrat Colorado Dist. 02 N
Skeen Republican New Mexico Dist. 02 N
Slaughter Democrat New York Dist. 28 N
Stark Democrat California Dist. 13 N
Stokes Democrat Ohio Dist. 11 N
Studds Democrat Massachusetts Dist. 10 N
Stupak Democrat Michigan Dist. 01 N
Tejeda Democrat Texas Dist. 28 N
Thompson Democrat Mississippi Dist. 02 N
Thornton Democrat Arkansas Dist. 02 N
Torres Democrat California Dist. 34 N
Torricelli Democrat New Jersey Dist. 09 N
Towns Democrat New York Dist. 10 N
Velazquez Democrat New York Dist. 12 N
Vento Democrat Minnesota Dist. 04 N
Visclosky Democrat Indiana Dist. 01 N
Ward Democrat Kentucky Dist. 03 N
Waters Democrat California Dist. 35 N
Watt (NC) Democrat North Carolina Dist. 12 N
Waxman Democrat California Dist. 29 N
Williams Democrat Montana Dist. 01 N
Wilson Democrat Texas Dist. 02 N
Wise Democrat West Virginia Dist. 02 N
Woolsey Democrat California Dist. 06 N
Wynn Democrat Maryland Dist. 04 N
Yates Democrat Illinois Dist. 09 N
NOT VOTING--5
Brownback Republican Kansas Dist. 02 X
Ford Democrat Tennessee Dist. 09 X
McDade Republican Pennsylvania Dist. 10 X
Peterson (FL) Democrat Florida Dist. 02 X
Young (FL) Republican Florida Dist. 10 X
Roll No. 391: August 1, 1996
English As The Official Language: Passage of H.R. 123
Republican Yes votes = 223
Republican No votes = 8
Republican NV votes = 3
Republican Position = Y
Democratic Yes votes = 36
Democratic No votes = 160
Democratic NV votes = 2
Democratic Position = N
Independent Yes votes = 0
Independent No votes = 1
Independent NV votes = 0
Total Yes votes = 259
Total No votes = 169
Total Answer. Present = 0
Total Not Voting = 5
{Note: By tradition, the Speaker rarely votes.}
First-Term Republican: Y = 71 N = 2 X = 1 P = 0
First-Term Republican Position = Y
Democratic Leadership Position = N: (Y = 1; N = 6)
Republican Leadership Position = Y: (Y = 12; N = 0)
Conservative Democrat Position = Y: (Y = 7; N = 1)
Moderate Republican Position = Y: (Y = 8; N = 1)
{Note: These positions must have a value of 6 or more to be
assigned anything other than 'X'.}
As of 1/1/96, Cons. Democrats must have a value of 5 or more.
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