S Amdt 1151 - Declaring English the National Language - National Key Vote
Jon Tester voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
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Timeline
- Senate Amendment Adopted
- June 6, 2007
- Introduced
- June 6, 2007
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Stage Details
Title: Declaring English the National Language
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass an amendment that declares English as the language of "sole legal authority" for the business of the federal government, and declares that no person has a right to require officials of the United States government to use a language other than English.
Title: Declaring English the National Language
- Lamar Alexander (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Bunning (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Norm Coleman (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Corker (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Elizabeth H. Dole (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Bradley 'Mike' Enzi (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Judd A. Gregg (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melquiades Rafael 'Mel' Martinez (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III (NA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard C. Shelby (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
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NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF A PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT.