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S. 55352025–2026 SessionIN COMMITTEEDEMOCRAT

Enacts the "language access expansion act"

Introduced Feb 24, 2025April Baskin (D-NY)13 cosponsors

Summary

Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.

How Congress Voted

Senate — Apr 2, 2025
41 votes
34(83%)
Yea
7(17%)
Nay
0(0%)
Present
0(0%)
Not voting
Senate — Mar 11, 2025
22 votes
19(86%)
Yea
2(9%)
Nay
0(0%)
Present
1(5%)
Not voting

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Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
Feb 24, 2025

REFERRED TO FINANCE

Senate
Mar 11, 2025

1ST REPORT CAL.533

Senate
Mar 12, 2025

2ND REPORT CAL.

Senate
Mar 13, 2025

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Senate
Apr 2, 2025

PASSED SENATE

Senate
Apr 2, 2025

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

Senate
Apr 2, 2025

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

House
Jan 7, 2026

DIED IN ASSEMBLY

House
Jan 7, 2026

RETURNED TO SENATE

House
Jan 7, 2026

REFERRED TO FINANCE

Senate
Mar 24, 2026

1ST REPORT CAL.601

Senate
Mar 25, 2026

2ND REPORT CAL.

Senate
Mar 26, 2026

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Senate