,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ae1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,stockman introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #d1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to declare ,english as the official     
language of the ,government of the      
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,james ,boulet ,national   
,language ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,english  
as official language  7a7 ,in general   
,title #d1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new chapter3  #f ,,language   
,,of ,,the ,,government  ,sec4#afa4     

,declaration of official language4#afb4 
,official ,government activities in     
,english4#afc4 ,preserving and enhancing
 the role of the official language4#afd4
 ,exceptions4  #afa4 ,declaration of    
official language ,english shall be the 
official language of the ,government of 
the ,united ,states4  #afb4 ,official   
,government activities in ,english ,the 
,government of the ,united ,states shall
 conduct its official business in       
,english1 including publications1 income
 tax forms1 and informational materials4
  #afc4 ,preserving and enhancing the   
role of the official language ,the      
,government of the ,united ,states shall
 preserve and enhance the role of       
,english as the official language of the
 ,united ,states of ,america4 ,unless   
specifically stated in applicable law1  
no person has a right1 entitlement1 or  
claim to have the ,government of the    
,united ,states or any of its officials 
or representatives act1 communicate1    
perform or provide services1 or provide 

materials in any language other than    
,english4 ,if exceptions are made1 that 
does not create a legal entitlement to  
additional services in that language or 
any language other than ,english4 ,if   
any forms are issued by the ,federal    
,government in a language other than    
,english 7or such forms are completed in
 a language other than ,english71 the   
,english language version of the form is
 the sole authority for all legal       
purposes4  #afd4 ,exceptions ,this      
chapter does not apply to the use of a  
language other than ,english-- 7#a7 for 
religious purposes2  7#b7 for training  
in foreign languages for international  
communication2 or  7#c7 to programs in  
schools designed to encourage students  
to learn foreign languages4  ,this      
chapter does not prevent the ,government
 of the ,united ,states from providing  
interpreters for persons over #fb years 
of age4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment   
,the table of chapters for title #d1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    

adding at the end the following new     
item3  #f4,language of the              
,government#afa  4  #c4 ,repeal of      
bilingual voting requirements  7a7 ,in  
general  7#a7 ,bilingual election       
requirements ,section #bjc of the       
,voting ,rights ,act of #aife 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;aa-#a;a7 is repealed4   
7#b7 ,voting rights ,section #d of the  
,voting ,rights ,act of #aife 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;b7 is amended by        
striking subsection 7f74  7b7           
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,references
 to section #bjc ,the ,voting ,rights   
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc et   
seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #bjd1
 by striking or #bjc12 and  7,b7 in the 
first sentence of section #bje1 by      
striking 1 #bjb1 or #bjc and inserting  
or #bjb4  7#b7 ,references to section #d
 ,the ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc et seq471 as amended by
 the ,fannie ,lou ,hamer1 ,rosa ,parks1 
and ,coretta ,scott ,king ,voting       
,rights ,act ,reauthorization and       

,amendments ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law 
#aji-bdf71 is amended-- 7,a7 in sections
 #b7;a71 #c7;a71 #c7;b71 #c7;c71 #d7;d71
 #e1 #f1 #h7;a77#b77;,a71 and           
#ac7;a77#a71 by striking 1 or in        
contravention of the guarantees set     
forth in section #d7;f77#b72  7,b7 in   
paragraphs 7#a77;,a7 and 7#c7 of section
 #d7;a71 by striking or 7in the case of 
a ,state or subdivision seeking a       
declaratory judgment under the second   
sentence of this subsection7 in         
contravention of the guarantees of      
subsection 7f77#b72 and  7,c7 in        
paragraphs 7#a77;,b7 and 7#e7 of section
 #d7;a71 by striking or 7in the case of 
a ,state or subdivision which sought a  
declaratory judgment under the second   
sentence of this subsection7 that       
denials or abridgments of the right to  
vote in contravention of the guarantees 
of subsection 7f77#b7 have occurred     
anywhere in the territory of such ,state
 or subdivision4  #d4 ,english language 
requirement for ceremonies for admission

 of new citizens ,section #ccg7;d7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #addh7;d77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
sentence3 ,all public ceremonies in     
which the oath of allegiance is         
administered pursuant to this section   
shall be conducted solely in the        
,english language44  #e4 ,nonpreemption 
,this ,act 7and the amendments made by  
this ,act7 shall not preempt any law of 
any ,state4