New House GOP bill would make US citizenship test English-only

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First on the fox: People who are not mastered in English can be closed from the American citizenship test under a new Republican proposal in the House of Representatives.
Fox News Digital learned that MP Randy Fine, R-FLA
There are many different ingredients for the American citizenship exam. Although most parts are English only, the civil test-in which the applicant is asked 10 out of 100 possible questions about the history of the United States and the government-can currently be taken in other languages, provided that certain criteria are met.
The Fine bill would eliminate these exceptions.
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New American citizens are given the right of loyalty at a special naturalization ceremony at the Niarchos Foundation Library at the Niaarchos Public Library in New York on June 30, 2023. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Lightrocknet via Getty Images)
“The fact that applicants for American citizenship can currently use the translator translator to conduct a naturalization test that undermines the idea of assimilation in American culture. If you want to live in a country that speaks English, you should be able to speak English,”
“My bill will require all applicants to perform a naturalization test exclusively in English, because both metaphorically and literally, everyone who enters our country with the intention of staying to speak in our language must.”

Representative Randy Fine, R. Florida, leaves the American Capitol after the last votes of the week on September 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The current law states that people between the ages of 50 or older who have lived in the United States are allowed as a permanent resident for at least 20 years to take the civil part in another language.
People between the ages of 55 years or older who have always been residing in the United States for at least 15 years have the same exemption.
Both groups of people must bring an English -language translator and their mother tongue for the exam.
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A picture here is displayed to test American citizenship. (Getty Images)
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The draft law is likely to be opposed by immigrant calling groups.
The Fine’s proposal comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March to naming the English language as an official language for the country – the first time in its history that the United States has done so.
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2025-09-13 16:00:00