HR 5012 · 117th Congress · Health

Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-08-13· Sponsored by Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2021-08-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]CA
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]MI
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]WA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA