TRANSLATE Act

Bill: 116-hr-3691
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Disability assistance
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

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.

action_date: 2019-09-11
text: 

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 a plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports.

action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

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 a plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8019)
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8019)
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3691.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8019-8020)
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Mr. Correa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-201.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-201.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House