H.R. 8604 119th Congress House

Language Access Board Act of 2026

Official title: To establish the Language Access Board, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 2026 Introduced by: Judy Chu Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics

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Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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What's happening now April 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)
for NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)
for NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)
for NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings

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Cosponsors 13

Gomez, Jimmy

California · May 4, 2026

Simon, Lateefah

California · May 4, 2026

Correa, J. Luis

California · Apr 30, 2026

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Apr 30, 2026

Green, Al

Texas · Apr 30, 2026

Kennedy, Timothy M.

New York · Apr 30, 2026

Lieu, Ted

California · Apr 30, 2026

Meng, Grace

New York · Apr 30, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 30, 2026

Soto, Darren

Florida · Apr 30, 2026

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Apr 30, 2026

Vargas, Juan

California · Apr 30, 2026

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Apr 30, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8604: Language Access Board Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8604/

MLA

"H.R. 8604: Language Access Board Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8604/.

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H.R. 8604, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8604/.

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