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116-hr-6623116th Congress

COVID–19 Language Access Act

Sponsored By: Representative Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

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Summary

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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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2020

  • Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2020

  • Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2020

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2020

  • Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2020

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2020

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2020

  • Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/5/2020

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/5/2020

  • Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2020

  • Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2020

  • Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2020

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2020

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2020

  • Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2020

  • Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 6/29/2020

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2020

  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2020

  • Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2020

  • Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2020

  • Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2020

Roll Call Votes

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