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COST Act

USA116th CongressHR-1728| House 
| Updated: 3/13/2019
Sam Graves

Sam Graves

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (7)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cost of Services and Translations Act or the COST Act This bill requires federal agency financial offices to include multilingual services accounting information in their mandatory annual reports to the agency head and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The bill defines multilingual service to include (1) services provided by interpreters hired by an agency; (2) services resulting in additional expenses which an agency provides to assist its employees or contractors to learn a non-English language; (3) agency preparation, translation, printing, or recordation of materials in a language other than English; and (4) services provided or performed for the federal government by agency employees or contractors that require speaking a non-English language that result in wage differentials or benefits provided by the agency. The bill requires the annual financial management status report of the OMB to certain congressional committees to contain a Multilingual Services Expenses Report. The OMB shall issue guidance that an agency financial office must follow in compiling multilingual services accounting information.
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Timeline
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Mar 14, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-807
Introduced in Senate
  • March 13, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • March 13, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.


  • March 14, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-807
    Introduced in Senate

Government Operations and Politics

Accounting and auditingForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement

COST Act

USA116th CongressHR-1728| House 
| Updated: 3/13/2019
Cost of Services and Translations Act or the COST Act This bill requires federal agency financial offices to include multilingual services accounting information in their mandatory annual reports to the agency head and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The bill defines multilingual service to include (1) services provided by interpreters hired by an agency; (2) services resulting in additional expenses which an agency provides to assist its employees or contractors to learn a non-English language; (3) agency preparation, translation, printing, or recordation of materials in a language other than English; and (4) services provided or performed for the federal government by agency employees or contractors that require speaking a non-English language that result in wage differentials or benefits provided by the agency. The bill requires the annual financial management status report of the OMB to certain congressional committees to contain a Multilingual Services Expenses Report. The OMB shall issue guidance that an agency financial office must follow in compiling multilingual services accounting information.
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Timeline
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Mar 14, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-807
Introduced in Senate
  • March 13, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • March 13, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.


  • March 14, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-807
    Introduced in Senate
Sam Graves

Sam Graves

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (7)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement