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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Committees of jurisdiction
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