Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Justice and Health and Human Services to translate key gun violence prevention materials - including extreme risk protection orders and safe storage resources - into the 10 most common non-English languages in the U.S. (like Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean) for limited English proficient communities. It mandates that community-based organizations with ties to these language groups review translations for cultural appropriateness before publication. The bill also prioritizes grant applications that include targeted outreach plans for limited English proficient populations when funding gun violence prevention programs. These changes aim to improve access to evidence-based safety strategies for communities where language barriers might otherwise limit participation.
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Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 20, 2023
Last action Jul 20, 2023
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Jul 20, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Jul 20, 2023
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1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
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Judy Chu
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Daniel T. Kildee
DDemocratic
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David Scott
DDemocratic
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Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Hillary J. Scholten
DDemocratic
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Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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Jared Moskowitz
DDemocratic
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Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
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