119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 14, 2025

H.R. 2092

SPEAK Act of 2025

Official title from Congress.gov

Latest action (Mar 14, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summary

Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 14, 2025)

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.

Sponsor

Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15)

Cosponsors (17)

17 current

Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC (Delegate)) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Young Kim (R-CA-40) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Susie Lee (D-NV-3) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
David G. Valadao (R-CA-22) · Mar 14, 2025 · original
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) · Apr 24, 2025
Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) · Jul 15, 2025
Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1) · Jul 21, 2025
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3) · Jul 22, 2025
Julie Johnson (D-TX-32) · Jul 23, 2025
Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7) · Sep 15, 2025
Michael Lawler (R-NY-17) · Nov 4, 2025

Recorded votes on this bill

Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.

No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.

Actions

Mar 14, 2025 · House floor actions
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 14, 2025 · Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025 · Library of Congress
Introduced in House

Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.

Lobbying reports citing this bill

LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.

Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026.

6 citations.

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ry. H.R. 2528; Association Health Plans Act - provisions related to letting employers to associates create collaborative small business insurance partnerships. H.R. 2092; SPEAK Act of 2025 - provisions related to creating federal guidelines over best practices for telehealth for those with limited English proficiency that those…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act - provisions related to ensure that portable benefits to an individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is an employee of a person. H.R. 2092; SPEAK Act of 2025 - provisions related to creating federal guidelines over best practices for telehealth for those with limited english proficency that those…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 3, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$305,000
Spent on own lobbying
…dicaid Fraud Prevention Act - provisions related to require the SSA's death file to be reviewed regularly for deceased physicians and medical device providers. H.R. 2092; Speak Act - provisions related to reintroduction and require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$495,000
Spent on own lobbying
…hike, protecting the standard deduction, and small business tax credits. Additionally highlighted key polling on health care, immigration, and economic issues. H.R. 2092; SPEAK Act - provisions related to creating a taskforce at HHS to address language barriers and best practices around telehealth access. H.R. 4206; CONNECT Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…xibility for Medicare patients. H.R. 2533; EASE Act of 2025 - provisions related to expanding primary care to rural and underserved communities via telehealth. H.R. 2092; SPEAK Act of 2025 - provisions relating to requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care inf…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 24, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…5 (H.R.1509/S. 752) Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act (H.R. 2002) Supporting Patient Education and Knowledge (SPEAK) Act (H.R. 2092) Telehealth Coverage Act (H.R. 2263) Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (S. 717) Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing