# 119-hr-2092: SPEAK Act of 2025

119-hr-2092, SPEAK Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2092
- Congress: 119
- Title: SPEAK Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Improves telehealth access for people with limited English proficiency.** This bill would require the HHS Secretary to issue guidance on using interpreters, multilingual patient materials, and making portals and video platforms easier to use for LEP patients. - Families and LEP patients would get clearer multilingual instructions, appointment text reminders, and prescription information, plus guidance on integrating interpreters into telemedicine visits. - Health care providers would get best-practice steps for facilitating interpreter use in video visits and for giving accessible instructions tied to Medicare telehealth rules in section 1834(m). - Health IT vendors, electronic medical record firms, and telehealth companies would get guidance on improving digital patient portals and enabling multi-person video calls for interpretation. - Interpreter and language-service organizations, patient advocates, insurers, and certification bodies would be part of consultation; the bill specifies consultation with entities across 7 categories to shape the guidance.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better telehealth access for non-English speakers: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would issue guidance within one year to make telehealth easier for people with limited English. HHS would consult tech vendors, providers, insurers, language service companies, interpreter groups, quality groups, and patient advocates. The guidance would explain how to bring interpr…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-2092 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2092)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2092 (as of 2026-10-16).