SPEAK Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-03-14Topic: health care

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Supporting Patient Education And Knowledge Act of 2025 or the SPEAK Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance with best practices for improving telehealth services for non-English speakers, including with respect to using interpreters, providing accessible instructions, and enabling multi-person video calls.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-03-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	refer
2025-03-14		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-03-14		Introduced in House	introduce

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