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HR 760 113th Congress House

Readable Legislation Act of 2013

Official title: To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws.

Introduced: July 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Readable Legislation Act of 2013 - Prohibits an Act of Congress from being revised or amended by mere reference to it.

Requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act to set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the legislation to be clearly understood. Requires proposed omissions and insertions to be shown by appropriate typographical devices.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 2 Republican 6
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 24, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 10, 2013
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 9, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 8, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Apr 18, 2013
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Apr 18, 2013
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Apr 11, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 21, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Mar 21, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Mar 15, 2013
Broun, Paul
· Mar 15, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 15, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Feb 28, 2013
Garrett, Scott
· Feb 28, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Feb 28, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 28, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 28, 2013
Stewart, Chris
· Feb 28, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Feb 28, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Feb 28, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 760: Readable Legislation Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-760/
MLA
"H.R. 760: Readable Legislation Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-760/.
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H.R. 760, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-760/.
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