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Spoken For.
House vote: S. 1402 // December 22, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022

Sponsor: Brian Schatz (D-HI)

Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022 This act directs the President to review whether federal agencies are in compliance with requirements to promote the use of Native American languages and make recommendations to improve interagency coordination to support the use of these languages. It also requires the Administration for Native Americans to survey the use of Native American languages in the United States.

Native Americans Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

330 votes, representing 197,032,822 people75.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

78 votes, representing 47,378,821 people18.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon33075.7%
NayLost7818.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%