HR 760
113th Congress
House
Congress
Legislative rules and procedure
Readable Legislation Act of 2013
Introduced: February 15, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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