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The English Language Unity Act is based on a similar bill, "The Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act", which passed in the House of Representatives in 1999. However, it never became law. It tried to amend Federal law to declare English to be the official language of the U.S. Government.
Sticker sold in Colorado demanding immigrants speak English. The English-only movement, also known as the Official English movement, is a political movement that advocates for the exclusive use of the English language in official United States government communication through the establishment of English as the only official language in the United States.
The Official Languages Act, 1963 which came into effect on 26 January 1965, made provision for the continuation of English as an official language alongside Hindi. [2] In 1968, the official language resolution was passed by the Parliament of India. As per the resolution, the Government of India was obligated to take measures for the development ...
As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
Amendment 1 English Official Language Amendment. Would establish English as the official language in all government meetings. Passed 2,407,536 (86.31%) 381,874 (13.69%) Amendment 4 Storm Water Control Finance Amendment. Would limit grants and loans to only be given to public water and sewer districts. Passed 1,494,107 (57.85%) 1,088,728 (42.15%)
Official language of Odisha; additional official language in Jharkhand, West Bengal [39] The spelling Oriya was replaced by Odia by 96th Constitutional Amendment Act. [27] 1950 Odia script: Punjabi: 33.1: Official language of Punjab; additional official language of Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal [34] [35] 1950 Gurmukhi: Sanskrit: 0.02
The 1986 Proposition 63, titled Official State Language, was a proposition in the state of California on the November 4, 1986 ballot. The ballot initiative created Article III, Section 6 of the California Constitution and made English the official language of the state. The measure passed by a 46.5% margin.
The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.