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Did Monica De La Cruz's SPEAK Act and veterans housing bill become law in 2026?

Matches stated record claim. Her veterans housing bill was signed in January 2026, and the SPEAK Act's text became law word for word inside the February 2026 spending act.

Monica De La Cruz

Health and veterans: two more laws she says she led

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What they say

Her House office lists the SPEAK Act and the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act among new laws she led in 2026.

“SPEAK Act: Establishes language communication best practices for healthcare providers and patients”

What the record shows ·

Both are law. Her SPEAK Act (H.R. 2092) never moved past committee under its own number, but its text was enacted word for word as section 6213 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, signed February 3, 2026 as Public Law 119-75; she voted for that act twice. It orders HHS guidance on interpreters and telehealth for patients with limited English. Her Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act (H.R. 224) passed both chambers and was signed on January 20, 2026 as Public Law 119-70.

Limit: The SPEAK Act became law as one section of a large spending act, so her votes on it were votes on the whole act. The section orders guidance; it does not require providers to follow it.

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  1. De La Cruz Recaps 2026https://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4008

    Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Her House office's mid-year release, September 4, 2026. Lists New Laws Led by De La Cruz: the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with five of her provisions, the SPEAK Act and the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act. It also says she secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for fiscal 2026.

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  2. H.R. 2092, SPEAK Act of 2025, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2092

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. The bill itself stopped at referral to Energy and Commerce; its text was enacted as section 6213 of Public Law 119-75.

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  3. Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ75/PLAW-119publ75.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Enacted text, H.R. 7148, signed February 3, 2026. Section 4 gives the explanatory statement printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 2026 the effect of a conference report. Division J, section 6213 orders HHS guidance on telehealth for people with limited English proficiency, in the same words as H.R. 2092.

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  4. H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7148

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She voted Yea on House passage (Roll Call 45, January 22, 2026) and on agreeing to the Senate amendments (Roll Call 53, February 3, 2026). Signed February 3, 2026 as Public Law 119-75.

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  5. H.R. 224, Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/224

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Passed the House by voice vote on February 10, 2025 and the Senate by unanimous consent on January 6, 2026; signed January 20, 2026 as Public Law 119-70.

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