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H.R. 1852 115th Congress House

White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

Official title: To require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2017 Introduced by: J. Luis Correa Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Executive Office of the PresidentForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesInternet and video services
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Apr 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 3, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E429)
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

This bill requires the White House and each federal agency to establish and maintain a Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese language version of its official website. Any such website may only include official content and may not include links to other Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, or Vietnamese websites that are not official content.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 17
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 3, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 3, 2017
Bass, Karen
· Apr 3, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 3, 2017
Cárdenas, Tony
· Apr 3, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Apr 3, 2017
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 3, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Apr 3, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 3, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Apr 3, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 3, 2017
Napolitano, Grace
· Apr 3, 2017
O'Halleran, Tom
· Apr 3, 2017
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Apr 3, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 3, 2017
Schrader, Kurt
· Apr 3, 2017
SERRANO, JOSE
· Apr 3, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 3, 2017
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1852: White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1852/
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"H.R. 1852: White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1852/.
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H.R. 1852, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1852/.
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