Skip to main content
HRES 529 105th Congress House Congress Government Operations and Politics House rules and procedure Legislation Legislative amendments Legislative resolutions Printing

Plain English in Law Rule

Introduced: September 10, 1998 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 105th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 10, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sep 10, 1998
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Plain English in Law Rule - Amends rule XXII (petitions, memorials, bills, and resolutions) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require: (1) a section or other provision of a bill or joint resolution which amends a law to be in the form of a comparative print of the law proposed to be amended showing by black brackets and italics the omissions and the insertions proposed to be made in the law; and (2) an amendment to a section or other provision of a measure which is offered when a subcommittee or committee considers such legislation or when it is considered in the Committee of the Whole House to be in a similar form.

What's happening now September 10, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 529: Plain English in Law Rule. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-529/
MLA
"H. Res. 529: Plain English in Law Rule." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-529/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 529, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-529/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 529: Plain English in Law Rule](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-529/)
Report a problem