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White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

Introduced: October 23, 2019 Introduced by: Correa, J. Luis Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Oct 23, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1332)
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

This bill requires the White House and each federal agency to establish official websites in the five most commonly used languages in the United States other than English to increase accessibility. The websites must be of a similar scope and content as the English version.

The President and each agency shall maintain and update the websites on a regular basis.

What's happening now October 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 26
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 19, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 23, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 23, 2019
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 23, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 23, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Oct 23, 2019
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Costa, Jim
California · Oct 23, 2019
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 23, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 23, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 23, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 23, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 23, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· Oct 23, 2019
Napolitano, Grace
· Oct 23, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 23, 2019
Porter, Katie
· Oct 23, 2019
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 23, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 23, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 23, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 23, 2019
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Takano, Mark
California · Oct 23, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 23, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4809: White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4809/
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"H.R. 4809: White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4809/.
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