United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1996 (95th)
Bilingual Courts Act
Introduced
17 January 1977
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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2 September 2025
Summary
Bilingual Courts Act - Requires that whenever a Federal district judge, including a United States magistrate or referee in bankruptcy, determines that a party or witness does not speak and understand the English language such proceeding or appropriate portion thereof shall be (1) simultaneously translated through an interpreter certified by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and (2) recorded verbatim.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 January 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/1996
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/1996