On March 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a historic executive order designating English as the official language of the United States123. This marks the first time in the country's nearly 250-year history that a federal mandate has been issued regarding an official language45. The order aims to promote unity, establish efficiency in government operations, and create a pathway for civic engagement5.
The executive order rescinds a 25-year-old Clinton-era policy that required government agencies and organizations receiving federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers65. Instead, federal agencies will now have the flexibility to decide how and when to offer services in languages other than English, allowing them to best serve the American people and fulfill their agency missions5. This move aligns the federal government with more than 30 states that have already declared English as their official language57.
Citations:
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/designating-english-as-the-official-language-of-the-united-states/
- https://www.news9.com/story/67c3ae0b699884cd35a9f801/trump-signs-executive-order-designating-english-the-official-language-of-the-u-s-
- https://www.axios.com/2025/02/28/trump-executive-order-english-official-language
- https://caliber.az/en/post/us-poised-to-declare-english-official-language-for-first-time-in-history
- https://magnoliatribune.com/2025/02/28/president-trump-to-order-english-as-official-u-s-language/
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-order-will-designate-english-as-the-official-u-s-language
- https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/28/english-official-language-trump-00002727
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