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Plain English in Law Rule

Introduced: March 16, 1999 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 16, 1999
Introduced in House
 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 March 16, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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