S 2471 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Federal Grants Language Accessibility Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-07-25· Sponsored by Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2023-07-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2471 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2471 To increase access to Federal grants for individuals with limited English proficiency. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 25, 2023 Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To increase access to Federal grants for individuals with limited English proficiency. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Grants Language Accessibility Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. AGENCY GUIDANCE. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Cooperative agreement; grant.--The terms ``cooperative agreement'' and ``grant'' have the meaning given the terms in section 63…

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