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Key Votes
S Amdt 1384 - English as the Common Language - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Johnny Isakson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
Read statements Johnny Isakson made in this general time period.
Stages
Family
- S 1348 - Immigration Act of 2007
- S Amdt 1151 - Declaring English the National Language
- S Amdt 1169 - Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment
- S Amdt 1184 - Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
- S Amdt 1202 - Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
- S Amdt 1250 - Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
- S Amdt 1316 - Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program
- S Amdt 1333 - Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories
- S Amdt 1384 - English as the Common Language
- S Amdt 1150 -
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN AMENDMENT
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (58-39) - June 6, 2007(Key vote)
Title: English as the Common Language
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to adopt an amendment that declares English to be the common language of the United States.
- Establishes English as the common language of the United States and provides that the Government of the United States will preserve and enhance that role (Sec. 702A).
- Clarifies that nothing in the act can be used to diminish or expand any existing rights relative to non-English services or materials provided by the government (Sec. 702A).
Sponsors
- Ken Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
