White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

Bill: 115-hr-1852
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2017-04-03
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive Office of the President

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Government information and archives

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the White House and each federal agency to establish and maintain a Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese language version of its official website. Any such website may only include official content and may not include links to other Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, or Vietnamese websites that are not official content.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1852 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2017 Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. Titus , Mr. Foster , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Kihuen , Mrs. Torres , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Bass , Mr. Takano , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Schrader , Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Huffman , and Ms. Blunt Rochester ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act . 2. Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese language websites required (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the White House and the head of each agency shall establish a Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese language version of the official website for the White House and that agency. Any such website may only include official content and may not include links to other Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, or Vietnamese (as applicable) websites that are not official content. (b) Link on main page A link to the website required under subsection (a) shall be easily accessible and in plain view on the main page of the English version of the White House and agency website. (c) Maintenance of website The President and the head of each agency shall maintain and update the website required under subsection (a) on a regular basis. (d) Agency defined The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.