H.R. 1009 117th Congress House

COVID–19 Language Access Act

Official title: To require all Federal agencies to translate COVID-19 materials into multiple languages, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2021 Introduced by: Grace Meng Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programs

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Government information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseases

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Feb 11, 2021

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E128)

Feb 11, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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