CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Brandon Gill (R-TX)

English Language Proficiency Act

H.R. 9742 · House bill Immigration

A Republican bill with 7 Republican cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "English Language Proficiency Act," aims to change the Immigration and Nationality Act. It specifically targets the requirements for naturalization regarding the understanding of the English language, history, principles, and form of government of the United States. The legislation seeks to eliminate certain exceptions currently found in the law. This is achieved by striking specific paragraphs from Section 312(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Yes

No question was scored yes.

The opposite· 3 of 4

  • Scored -6

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The bill increases the difficulty of becoming a citizen by removing specific exceptions to language and history requirements.

  • Scored -5

    Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?

    The bill makes the naturalization process more difficult by eliminating existing exceptions to English and history requirements.

  • Scored -4

    Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?

    The removal of exceptions to language and history requirements can create harder barriers to citizenship for many Hispanic immigrants.