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H.R. 4567 116th 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: September 27, 2019 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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Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 27, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1219)
Sep 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 27, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 27, 2019
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 27, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 27, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4567: FAFSA Translation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4567/
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"H.R. 4567: FAFSA Translation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4567/.
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H.R. 4567, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4567/.
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