119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jan 22, 2026
H.R. 7223In CommitteeGovernment Operations and Politics
Democrats introduce requirement for federal agencies to provide language access services
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace (D-NY)32 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 22, 2026
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All 30 cosponsors
30 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (30)
Chu, JudyCA-28
Goldman, Daniel S.NY-10
Vargas, JuanCA-52
Clarke, Yvette D.NY-09
Davis, Danny K.IL-07
Espaillat, AdrianoNY-13
Gomez, JimmyCA-34
Green, AlTX-09
Lofgren, ZoeCA-18
Kennedy, Timothy M.NY-26
Krishnamoorthi, RajaIL-08
Mullin, KevinCA-15
Simon, LateefahCA-12
Thanedar, ShriMI-13
Tlaib, RashidaMI-12
Lieu, TedCA-36
Hayes, JahanaCT-05
Strickland, MarilynWA-10
Tokuda, Jill N.HI-02
Correa, J. LuisCA-46
Bera, AmiCA-06
Carson, AndréIN-07
Fletcher, LizzieTX-07
Case, EdHI-01
Khanna, RoCA-17
Frankel, LoisFL-22
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