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117th Congress · House

TRANSLATE ACT

Subjects: Aviation and airports · Congressional oversight · Disability assistance · Foreign language and bilingual programs · Government information and archives · Government studies and investigations · Transportation safety and security · Transportation and Public Works

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major.
  • House passed it on Nov 18, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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