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H.R. 4675

Referred to Committee

Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

Introduced 10/15/2019•116th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

10/16/2019 • House

Summary

Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

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.

Introduced in House • 10/15/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Foreign language and bilingual programsHealth information and medical recordsMedicareSocial security and elderly assistance

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]

Democrat • CA-34

Sponsored 10/15/2019

Cosponsors (3)

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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]

D-CA-29

Joined 10/15/2019

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Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

October 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House10/15/2019

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3