Support the vulnerable Act of 2022 - Columbia

Rationale

Modernize laws to reflect global mobility, inclusivity, and human rights, fostering unity and economic growth through multilingual rights, compassionate asylum, and unrestricted movement.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Official Language Policy	Single official language for all official documents and courts	Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)
2	Asylum & Refugees	Meet international obligations only	Generous resettlement and support
3	Immigration Quota Policy	Annual quotas with caps	Abolish all border controls; free movement for anyone in the world

1

Official Language Policy

Previous law

Single official language for all official documents and courts

Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

2

Asylum & Refugees

Previous law

Meet international obligations only

Generous resettlement and support

3

Immigration Quota Policy

Previous law

Annual quotas with caps

Abolish all border controls; free movement for anyone in the world

Proposer

Party

Farmer-Labor Front

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Core pillars

HP

Harriet Palmer

Secretary of Health and Human Services · Age 33

179,153 social followers

At 30, Harriet Palmer is the fiery idealist who once led student protests against austerity before pivoting to high-stakes lobbying, blending radical passion with sharp pragmatism to build unlikely alliances across party lines.

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Timeline

Draft

19 July 2022
Vote Open

19 July 2022
Vote Closed

17 September 2022
Did Not Become Law

17 September 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

0Yes 87No 13Not voted 100 seats

For: 0 / 100 seats (0.0%)

Against: 87 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 13

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Alliance Of Freedom	0	No	The Columbian Alliance of Freedom opposes this act. Expanding government-mandated multilingual services increases administrative complexity and costs, while unrestricted movement undermines national sovereignty and fiscal responsibility.
Columbian Communist Congress	0	No	Free borders let cheap labour enter our country, lowering salaries and incentivizing companies to hire cheap immigrants before Columbian workers.
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	79	No	Why should we be a free border country? Or why the multi languages? Seems you have much pp
Farmer-Labor Front Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	8	No	Those that we welcome into our country must assimilate and, without a border, we cannot have a national at all
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	0	Yes	3rd one is quite extreme but this bill is quite good for multilingual rights and equality and we should be helping asylum seekers and refugees.
Socialism Alliance Of Columbia	0	No	Generous resettlement based on? Who funds it? Open border policies?
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Failed

100Yes 257No 78Not voted 435 seats

For: 100 / 435 seats (23.0%)

Against: 257 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 78

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 28.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Alliance Of Freedom	0	No	The Columbian Alliance of Freedom opposes this act. Expanding government-mandated multilingual services increases administrative complexity and costs, while unrestricted movement undermines national sovereignty and fiscal responsibility.
Columbian Communist Congress	63	No	Free borders let cheap labour enter our country, lowering salaries and incentivizing companies to hire cheap immigrants before Columbian workers.
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	39	No	Why should we be a free border country? Or why the multi languages? Seems you have much pp
Farmer-Labor Front Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	63	No	Those that we welcome into our country must assimilate and, without a border, we cannot have a national at all
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	100	Yes	3rd one is quite extreme but this bill is quite good for multilingual rights and equality and we should be helping asylum seekers and refugees.
Socialism Alliance Of Columbia	92	No	Generous resettlement based on? Who funds it? Open border policies?
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Columbian Alliance Of Freedom

Voted Aug. 25, 2022

No

“The Columbian Alliance of Freedom opposes this act. Expanding government-mandated multilingual services increases administrative complexity and costs, while unrestricted movement undermines national sovereignty and fiscal responsibility.”

Free Citizens Alliance

Voted Aug. 13, 2022

No

“Those that we welcome into our country must assimilate and, without a border, we cannot have a national at all”

Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance

Voted Aug. 2, 2022

Yes

“3rd one is quite extreme but this bill is quite good for multilingual rights and equality and we should be helping asylum seekers and refugees.”

Columbian Communist Congress

Voted July 20, 2022

No

“Free borders let cheap labour enter our country, lowering salaries and incentivizing companies to hire cheap immigrants before Columbian workers.”

S

Socialism Alliance Of Columbia

Voted July 20, 2022

No

“Generous resettlement based on? Who funds it? Open border policies?”

Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)

Voted July 20, 2022

No

“Why should we be a free border country? Or why the multi languages? Seems you have much pp”