Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023
- Introduced Jan 20
- Committee Jan 20
- Passed House Next
- Passed Senate Not yet
- To President Not yet
- Law Not yet
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Summary
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023
Full summary1 paragraphs
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.
Library of Congress summary, Jan 20, 2023
- Introduced in HouseJan 20, 2023
Actions
- HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Dec 17, 2024
- HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jan 27, 2023
- HouseIntroduced in HouseJan 20, 2023
- HouseReferred 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.Jan 20, 2023
Bill record
Text versions1
- Introduced in HouseJan 20, 2023PDF: Introduced in House
Committees2
- House Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To Jan 20, 2023
- Subcommittee: Health SubcommitteeReferred to
- House Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To Jan 20, 2023
- Subcommittee: Health SubcommitteeReferred to
Sponsor and cosponsors1 cosponsor
- Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34)Sponsor, Jan 20, 2023
- Judy Chu (D-CA-28)Joined Apr 20, 2023
Amendments0
No amendments offered
Cost estimates and reports0
No cost estimate or committee report yet
Titles2
- Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023Short Title(s) 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.Official Title as Introduced
Subjects5
Related bills1
- H.R. 5012 117th, Reintroduction of Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 28, 2026.