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HR 4832 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

One America, Many Voices Act

Introduced: March 11, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 11, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 11, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

One America, Many Voices Act - Entitles an employee in a position requiring the use of one or more languages besides English to premium pay amounting to 5% of the employee's rate of basic pay. Declares that this requirement does not apply to an employee in a position the classification of which takes into account such language requirement, except: (1) to the extent that the rates of basic pay for the position are not at least 5% greater than the rates that would otherwise apply in the absence of the language requirement; and (2) in other circumstances as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) may prescribe.

What's happening now May 25, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
Teague, Harry
· Jun 29, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 9, 2010
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 24, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 11, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 11, 2010
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 11, 2010
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 11, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4832: One America, Many Voices Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4832/
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"H.R. 4832: One America, Many Voices Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4832/.
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H.R. 4832, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4832/.
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