Rep. Thomas Reynolds (NY-26) today became the newest co-sponsor of H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act. The bill now has 144 co-sponsors. Rep. Reynolds is a first time co-sponsor of official English legislation.

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.