WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13076) on Aug. 1, 2025, by legislative attorney April J. Anderson: * * * Overview of Language-Access Requirements for Federally Funded Programs and Federal Agencies Federal funding recipients and federal agencies may have certain legal obligations to provide their services to non-English speakers, though recent executive orders and regulatory activity have changed (and may conti  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bills Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee markup to consider its draft fiscal year 2026 Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations acts. "These are not the bills I w  more