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Official Title as Introduced

To require all Federal agencies to translate COVID-19 materials into multiple languages, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
04/24/2020Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date All Actions
04/28/2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E403)
Action By: House of Representatives
04/24/2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Action By: House of Representatives
04/24/2020Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (54)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]* 04/24/2020
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]* 04/24/2020
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 04/28/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] 04/28/2020
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 04/28/2020
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] 05/01/2020
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 05/01/2020
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] 05/01/2020
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 05/05/2020
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 05/05/2020
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] 05/08/2020
Rep. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] 05/08/2020
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] 05/08/2020
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] 05/14/2020
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] 05/14/2020
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] 05/19/2020
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] 06/29/2020
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] 07/13/2020
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] 07/16/2020
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] 09/04/2020
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 09/04/2020
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 09/04/2020

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Oversight and Reform04/24/2020 Referred to

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Introduced in House (04/24/2020)

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 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, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese, Greek, Polish, Thai, and Portuguese.