HR 4567 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

FAFSA Translation Act

Introduced Sep 27, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Grace Meng D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 27, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 27, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

FAFSA Translation Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to (1) translate the forms developed under the Free Application for Federal Student Aid into no fewer than 11 foreign languages, and (2) make the translated forms available to applicants in paper and electronic formats.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2019 to Feb 12, 2020, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 27, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalSep 27, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 27, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalSep 27, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 27, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalSep 27, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 27, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredFeb 12, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Sep 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  3. Sep 27, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1219)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2019Introduced in House

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