H.R. 5012 · 117th Congress · House

Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Aug 13, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

6
  1. AUG 16, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. AUG 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. AUG 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. AUG 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  5. AUG 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  6. AUG 13, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

4

Health Subcommittee

hsif14

Referred: Aug 16, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

hswm02

Referred: Aug 13, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Aug 13, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Aug 13, 2021

Active