COST Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cost of Services and Translations Act or the COST Act
This bill requires federal agency financial offices to include multilingual services accounting information in their mandatory annual reports to the agency head and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The bill defines multilingual service to include (1) services provided by interpreters hired by an agency; (2) services resulting in additional expenses which an agency provides to assist its employees or contractors to learn a non-English language; (3) agency preparation, translation, printing, or recordation of materials in a language other than English; and (4) services provided or performed for the federal government by agency employees or contractors that require speaking a non-English language that result in wage differentials or benefits provided by the agency.
The bill requires the annual financial management status report of the OMB to certain congressional committees to contain a Multilingual Services Expenses Report.
The OMB shall issue guidance that an agency financial office must follow in compiling multilingual services accounting information.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | May 28, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Jul 15, 2019 |
Actions 2
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- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
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- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
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