U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is putting the official English fight into Georgia’s U.S. Senate race after signing onto federal legislation that would make English the official language of the United States.
Collins, a Republican from Georgia’s 10th Congressional District and candidate for the GOP Senate nomination, became the 19th cosponsor of H.R. 1772, James Magazine reported. The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Robert Aderholt of Alabama, is titled the Designation of English as the Official Language of the United States Act of 2025. The measure was introduced March 3, 2025, referred to the House Education and Workforce and Judiciary committees, and remains in introduced status.
The bill would require official government functions in the United States, including in each state and the District of Columbia, to be conducted in English. The Congressional Research Service summary lists exceptions for public health or safety, rights of crime victims or criminal defendants, and requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The move follows President Donald Trump’s March 1, 2025, executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The order revoked the Clinton-era limited English proficiency directive but said agencies were not required to stop offering documents or services in other languages.
For Collins, the cosponsorship gives him another conservative culture-and-immigration issue before the June 16 Republican runoff against Derek Dooley. Reuters reported Collins and Dooley advanced after neither won the primary outright, with the winner facing Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.
ProEnglish, which supports the bill, said Collins’s support made him the 19th cosponsor; the group reported the next day that Georgia Rep. Rick Allen became the 20th.
