COVID–19 Language Access Act
USA117th CongressHR-1009| House
| Updated: 2/11/2021
Grace Meng
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (49)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
COVID-19 Language Access Act This bill requires each federal agency that receives federal assistance related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic to translate any English language written material prepared for the general public relating to the pandemic, including COVID-19 vaccine distribution and education, into specified languages not later than seven days after such material is made available in English. Such languages shall include, at a minimum, the following: Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese, Greek, Polish, Thai, and Portuguese.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E128)
Government Operations and Politics
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseases
COVID–19 Language Access Act
USA117th CongressHR-1009| House
| Updated: 2/11/2021
COVID-19 Language Access Act This bill requires each federal agency that receives federal assistance related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic to translate any English language written material prepared for the general public relating to the pandemic, including COVID-19 vaccine distribution and education, into specified languages not later than seven days after such material is made available in English. Such languages shall include, at a minimum, the following: Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese, Greek, Polish, Thai, and Portuguese.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E128)
Grace Meng
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (49)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseases