H.R. 5574 · 117th Congress

TRANSLATE ACT

Introduced on Oct 12, 2021 by Dina Titus (D-NV-1). One cosponsor. Latest action (Nov 19, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 12, 2021
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.

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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Nov 18, 2021). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Dina TitusD-NV-1Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Nov 18, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 369–49

History

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  1. Oct 12, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 12, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Oct 12, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  4. Oct 13, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
  5. Oct 26, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged.
  6. Oct 26, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Oct 26, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseMs. Titus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6296-6297)
  10. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5574.
  11. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  12. Nov 18, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6597-6598)
  13. Nov 18, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 49 (Roll no. 381).(text: 11/16/2021 CR H6296)House · Roll call 381
  14. Nov 18, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 49 (Roll no. 381). (text: 11/16/2021 CR H6296)House · Roll call 381
  15. Nov 18, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Nov 19, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.