HR 1009 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

COVID–19 Language Access Act

Introduced 2021-02-11· Sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.(2021-02-11)

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, 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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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]TX
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]DE
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]CA
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]CA
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]CA
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV