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H.R. 8880 117th Congress House

Multilingual Financial Literacy Act

Official title: To require the Financial Literacy and Education Commission to carry out a study on the impact of language barriers to financial health, to require the website … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Financial Literacy and Education Commission to carry out a study on the impact of language barriers to financial health, to require the website and toll-free telephone number of the Commission to be provided in the most commonly spoken languages in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 19, 2022 Introduced by: Sylvia R. Garcia Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action September 19, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Multilingual Financial Literacy Act

This bill requires the Financial Literacy and Education Commission to translate financial literacy information to different languages. The commission must also report on the impact of language barriers to financial health.

The bill also requires additional information in the commission's annual report, including a summary of the commission's efforts to increase financial literacy across all member agencies.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2835 Reintroduced Bill Multilingual Financial Literacy Act
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 19, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8880: Multilingual Financial Literacy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8880/
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"H.R. 8880: Multilingual Financial Literacy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8880/.
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H.R. 8880, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8880/.
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