Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-22) today became the newest co-sponsor of H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act. The bill now has 147 co-sponsors.

Rep. McCarthy has been representing California’s 22nd District since January 2007.

U.S. English, Inc. is the nation's oldest and largest non-partisan citizens' action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States. Founded in 1983 by the late Sen. S.I. Hayakawa of California, U.S. English, Inc. ( www.usenglish.org ) now has more than 2 million members.