HR 6623 · 116th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

COVID–19 Language Access Act

Introduced 2020-04-24· Sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]· House

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Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E403)(2020-04-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]NC
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]TX
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]FL
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA