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H.R. 3082 115th Congress House

FAFSA Translation Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to translate the FAFSA into foreign languages, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2017 Introduced by: Grace Meng Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Education Foreign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Jun 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 27, 2017
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 Latest action June 27, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FAFSA Translation Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to: (1) translate the forms developed under the Free Application for Federal Student Aid into not fewer than 11 foreign languages, and (2) make the translated forms available to applicants in paper and electronic formats.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 28, 2017
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3082: FAFSA Translation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3082/
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"H.R. 3082: FAFSA Translation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3082/.
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H.R. 3082, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3082/.
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