House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SPEAK Act of 2025
Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers.
Sponsor: Rep. Monica De La Cruz R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 14, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2092.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DE LA CRUZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 49, March 14, 2025, Page H1162):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2092, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2092
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 17 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Young Kim (R-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), David Valadao (R-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Monica De La Cruz.
- H.R. 224 (119th) Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
- H.R. 225 (119th) HUD Transparency Act of 2025
- H.R. 4646 (119th) Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 3390 (119th) Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act
- H.R. 6554 (119th) Community Bank Representation Act
- H.Res. 583 (119th) Denouncing the attack on a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, on July 7, 2025.
Related bills
- H.R. 7148 (119th) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 1768 (119th) Lower Costs for Everyday Americans ActRelated bill
- H.R. 2263 (119th) Telehealth Coverage Act of 2025Related bill
- S. 891 (119th) Bipartisan Health Care ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.