HR 4675
116th Congress
House
Health
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
Introduced: October 15, 2019
Introduced by:
Gomez, Jimmy
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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