S 3709
115th Congress
Senate
Congress
Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government liability
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Dec 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Read the Bills Act
This bill requires any bill or resolution introduced in either chamber of Congress to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. The text must also set forth the current law that measure is amending and the proposed modifications to the law.
A vote on final passage of a measure (except private bills) may not occur in either chamber unless
- the full text of the measure is published at least seven days before the vote on an official website of each chamber,
- public notice of the specific calendar week during which the vote is scheduled to take place is posted on the respective website within six days before the Monday of such week, and
- there is a reading of its full text verbatim by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate to the respective chamber.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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