S 565 · 94th Congress · Law

Bilingual Courts Act

Introduced 1975-02-05· Sponsored by Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1975-07-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Bilingual Courts Act - Provides for bilingual proceedings in all district courts of the United States in both civil and criminal actions where it is determined that a party to the action or one of his witnesses does not understand the English language. Authorizes appropriations to the Federal Judiciary to carry out the purposes of this Act.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans