U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 457
Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
To prohibit Executive agencies from using the derogatory term "alien" to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States, to amend chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, to establish a uniform definition for the term "foreign national", and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Joaquin CastroD-TX-20
- Introduced
- January 25, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Immigration (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (13)
13 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Pete AguilarD-CA-31
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44
- Veronica EscobarD-TX-16
- Ruben GallegoD-AZ-7
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-3
- Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40
- Darren SotoD-FL-9
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3
- Juan VargasD-CA-51
Signed on later
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29March 3, 2021
- Jason CrowD-CO-6October 14, 2022