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Plain Regulations Act of 2012

Introduced: January 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jan 18, 2012
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Plain Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) implement a program for using plain language in writing new and revised regulations, and (2) certify to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that each proposed or final rule is in plain language.

Requires the Director to: (1) develop and issue guidance to agencies for implementing plain language requirements, (2) publish reports on agency compliance with such requirements on the OMB's website, and (3) return proposed agency regulations that fail to meet such requirements to be redrafted and resubmitted for approval.

What's happening now January 25, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2337 Related bill Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 7, 2012
BURTON, DAN
· Feb 14, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3786: Plain Regulations Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3786/
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"H.R. 3786: Plain Regulations Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3786/.
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H.R. 3786, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3786/.
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