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H.R. 7723 (95th)

Interpreters for the Hearing Impaired Act

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10 June 1977

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2 September 2025

Summary

Interpreters for the Hearing Impaired Act - Directs Federal judges, upon determining that a party or a witness does not speak or understand English with sufficient facility due to a hearing impairment to order that: (1) the proceedings be conveyed to such party or witness through an appropriate mode of communication; and (2) that the testimony of such an individual be interpreted for the court. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to certify interpreters for the hearing impaired and to prescribe a fee schedule for, and maintain a list of interpreters so certified.

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