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Readable Legislation Act of 2016

Introduced: July 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Readable Legislation Act of 2016

This bill requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of any Act to do so by setting forth the entire section and showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. A measure may not revise or amend any section of an Act by a mere reference to it.

What's happening now July 27, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Brat, Dave
· Jul 13, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 13, 2016
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jul 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5759: Readable Legislation Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5759/
MLA
"H.R. 5759: Readable Legislation Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5759/.
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H.R. 5759, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5759/.
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