S. 3365: State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012
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S. 3365: State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-10 · Law · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4824-4825)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4824-4825) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012
Plain summary
State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state courts to develop and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and understand state court proceedings in which they are a party. Authorizes the use of grant awards by state courts to: (1) develop or enhance a court interpreter program; (2) develop, institute, and administer language certification examinations; (3) recruit, train, and certify qualified court interpreters; (4) pay for salaries, transportation, and technology necessary to implement the court interpreter program; (5) provide for remote interpretation services to facilitate certified court interpretations when costs prohibit in-person interpretation; or (6) engage in other activities prescribed by the Attorney General.
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State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3365.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s3365 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112