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HR 420 118th 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 2023

Introduced: January 20, 2023 Introduced by: Gomez, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2023
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.
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023

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 December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 420: Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-420/
MLA
"H.R. 420: Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-420/.
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H.R. 420, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-420/.
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[H.R. 420: Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-420/)
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