WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, has introduced the Community Finance Language Inclusion Act (H.R. 9266) "to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to include in technical assistance provided by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund resources for non-English speaking individuals." The bill was introduced on Nov. 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., and Jesus Garcia, D-Ill. It w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., has introduced the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act (H.R. 9272) "to establish an award allocation to facilitate financial literacy programs." The bill was introduced on Nov. 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., J. French Hill, R-Ark., and Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bil  more