Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Latest action · Aug 16, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedAug 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
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.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 13, 2021 to Nov 17, 2021; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Aug 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Nov 17, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 13, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 13, 2021 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 13, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 16, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 13, 2021Introduced in House
- Aug 13, 2021Referred 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.
- Aug 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 146, August 13, 2021, page H4331.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 420 | Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
| HR 4675 | Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Oct 16, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced Medicare beneficiary information through access to annual Medicare notifications in multiple languages.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2021Introduced in House
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