TRANSLATE Act
Latest action · Nov 19, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedOct 12, 2021
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports is better understood by people accessing such airports, including by foreign language speakers and people with vision or hearing impairments.
In developing the plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 381 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed369–49 | Nov 18, 2021 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 12, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Original | Oct 12, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Oct 12, 2021Markup Oct 26, 2021 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Oct 13, 2021Discharged Oct 26, 2021 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2021 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Nov 18, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6597-6598)
- Nov 18, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 49 (Roll no. 381). (text: 11/16/2021 CR H6296)
- Nov 18, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2021Ms. Titus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 16, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6296-6297)
- Nov 16, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5574.
- Nov 16, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Oct 26, 2021Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged.
- Oct 26, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 26, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Oct 12, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 12, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H6597enactLists H6598Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5574, TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages To Advance Traveler Education (TRANSLATE) Act | — | Nov 18, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6296, H6297Text printed H6296 | Dina Titus D-NV, Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ | Nov 16, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 179, October 12, 2021, page H5632.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3296 | TRANSLATE Act | Related bill | Dec 12, 2022 |
| HR 3691 | TRANSLATE Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 15, 2019 |
| HR 7776 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Related bill | Dec 23, 2022 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act
- TRANSLATE Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- TRANSLATE Act
- TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act
- TRANSLATE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2021Referred in Senate
- Nov 18, 2021Engrossed in House
- Oct 12, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
