Respect for Hispanic Americans Act

Bill: 118-s-2310
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Respect for Hispanic Americans Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal agencies from using the term <em>Latinx</em> in any official communication or form.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2310 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit agencies from using the term Latinx in official communications or forms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect for Hispanic Americans Act . 2. Prohibition on use of Latinx (a) Agency defined In this section, the term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Prohibition The head of an agency and any employee of the agency may not use the term Latinx in any official communication or form of the agency.