Shortly after the approval of the Inhofe amendment, the Senate voted for another bill by Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), according to which English is the "common unifying language of the United States," but mandated that nothing in that declaration "shall diminish or expand any existing rights" regarding multilingual services.
Shortly after the approval of the Inhofe amendment, the Senate voted on another bill by Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), asserting that English is the "common unifying language of the United States," while ensuring that this declaration would not alter any existing rights related to multilingual services.