HB 2197 — Designating English as the official language of the state.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to designating English as the official language of the state;
Latest action: 2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
Sponsors
- Abell, Hunter (R, WA-7) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Chase, Rob (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Graham, Jenny (R, WA-6) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · house — Prefiled for introduction.
- · house — First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Chase, Rob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Graham, Jenny | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Abell, Hunter | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abell, Hunter (R, state_lower WA-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chase, Rob (R, state_lower WA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Graham, Jenny (R, state_lower WA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Abell, Hunter (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Chase, Rob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Graham, Jenny (cosponsor) · sponsorship