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To ensure that an employer has the freedom to implement English in the workplace policies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

March 18, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. HELLER, Mr. HERGER, Mr. JONES, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETRI, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mr. WOLF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To ensure that an employer has the freedom to implement English in the workplace policies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Common Sense English Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) throughout the history of the United States, English has been the common thread to unify the American people much as they are united under one flag;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Americans overwhelmingly believe that it is very important for people living in the United States to speak and understand English;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) there is vast support among the American people to allow a company the freedom to implement English in the workplace policies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) when a group of employees speaks a language other than English in the workplace, it may cause misunderstandings, create dangerous circumstances, and undermine morale.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PERMISSIBLE.

Section 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(o) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require employees to speak English while engaged in work.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink