114-hr-3785114th Congress

Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act

Sponsored By: Representative Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

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Summary

Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act This bill prohibits an executive agency from using the following terms in any rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the agency except to the extent that the term is used in quoting or reproducing text written by a source other than an officer or employee of the agency: "alien" when used to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national, and "illegal alien" when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful U.S. immigration status. In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of various U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies, the term "foreign national" in federal law means any individual other than an individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen; or (2) though not a U.S. citizen, owes permanent allegiance to the United States. Any reference in any federal statute, rule, regulation, executive order, publication, or other U.S. document to the term: "alien" when used to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national is deemed to refer to the term "foreign national," and "illegal alien" when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful U.S. immigration status is deemed to refer to the term "undocumented foreign national." Conforming amendments are made to specified Acts.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

TX • D

Cosponsors

LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
LORETTA SANCHEZ
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
XAVIER BECERRA
CA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
RUBEN HINOJOSA
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
SAM FARR
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
GENE GREEN
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/3/2015
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/3/2015
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/3/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/8/2015
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/8/2015
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2015
STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
Sponsored 12/16/2015
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/16/2015
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/7/2016
Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/16/2016

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Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act

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