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COVID–19 Language Access Act

Introduced: February 11, 2021 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E128)
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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COVID-19 Language Access Act

This bill requires each federal agency that receives federal assistance related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic to translate any English language written material prepared for the general public relating to the pandemic, including COVID-19 vaccine distribution and education, into specified languages not later than seven days after such material is made available in English.

Such languages shall include, at a minimum, the following: Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese, Greek, Polish, Thai, and Portuguese.

What's happening now February 11, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 29
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jan 28, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jun 22, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 28, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 11, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 11, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 11, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 11, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 11, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Feb 11, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 11, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2021
PRICE, DAVID
· Feb 11, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 11, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1009: COVID–19 Language Access Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1009/
MLA
"H.R. 1009: COVID–19 Language Access Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1009/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1009, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1009/.
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[H.R. 1009: COVID–19 Language Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1009/)
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