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HR 1557 113th Congress House

Plain Regulations Act of 2013

Official title: To ensure clarity of regulations to improve the effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing burdens on the regulated public.

Introduced: November 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)
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Apr 15, 2013
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.
Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 15, 2013

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Plain Regulations Act of 2013 - 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) publish agency certifications of compliance with plain language requirements on OMB's website, and (2) return proposed agency regulations that fail to meet such requirements to be redrafted and resubmitted for approval.

Denies jurisdiction to any court to review compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 807 Related bill Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 14, 2013
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1557: Plain Regulations Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1557/
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"H.R. 1557: Plain Regulations Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1557/.
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H.R. 1557, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1557/.
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