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HR 5228 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Employee hiring Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other…

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To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: DesJarlais, Scott Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the federal government's ability to hire Chinese-language-capable employees.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5228: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5228/
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"H.R. 5228: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5228/.
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H.R. 5228, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5228/.
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[H.R. 5228: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5228/)
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