HR 5142
115th Congress
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Readable Legislation Act of 2018
Introduced: March 1, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Readable Legislation Act of 2018
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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