SPEAK Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2092 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2092 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2025 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Valadao, and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Patient Education And Knowledge Act of 2025'' or the ``SPEAK Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. GUIDANCE ON FURNISHING SERVICES VIA TELEHEALTH TO INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 1 or more entities from each of the categories described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b), shall issue and disseminate, or update and revise as applicable, guidance for the entities described in such subsection on the following: (1) Best practices on facilitating and integrating use of interpreters during a telemedicine appointment. (2) Best practices on providing accessible instructions on how to access telecommunications systems (as such term is used for purposes of section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (4