Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 678 (Introduced in Senate) — To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for na... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Findings

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Congress finds and declares the following: The United States is comprised of individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and continues to benefit from this rich diversity. Throughout the history of the United States, the common thread binding individuals of differing backgrounds has been the English language. Among the powers reserved to the States respectively is the power to establish the English language as the official language of the respective States, and otherwise to promote the English language within the respective States, subject to the prohibitions enumerated in the Constitution of the United States and in laws of the respective States.