Language Assistance Program Data

Each person who files bankruptcy is required to attend a meeting of creditors and respond to questions under oath from the trustee and creditors. The meetings are held nationwide. In those locations where the room is controlled by the USTP, if a participant (debtor or creditor) has limited English proficiency, an interpreter is provided free of charge via a conference phone. The number and type of languages interpreted, along with the location where the service was provided, is collected monthly by the USTP for oversight, billing, and statistical purposes, and provided in delimited csv files. Each entry represents one interpreting session, which may include more than one case. Please review the codebook for variable information.

The Language Assistance Program Summary Statistics Dashboard offers a visualization of the data collected for the period of May 2009 to December 2014. The specific state, city, and language data summarized in the dashboard are also provided in a data table format for ease of access.