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Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022

Introduced: July 21, 2022 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 8, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 8, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 7, 2022
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7038-7040; text: CR S7039-7040)
Dec 7, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 22, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
Sep 22, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-159.
Aug 3, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 21, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022

This bill requires the use of plain writing when the federal government provides information about benefits and services.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must rescind outdated guidance and issue new guidance for the creation, maintenance, and use of covered content at agencies.

Covered content means any content that is necessary for obtaining a federal benefit or service or for filing taxes or that provides information about

  • such benefit or service;
  • federal agency operations, policies, or guidance of material importance to, and posted publicly by, the agency;
  • how to interact with or provide feedback to an agency regarding its operations, policies, or guidance; or
  • how to navigate or interact with an agency website, digital service, or office.

The OMB must report annually to Congress on this bill's implementation and may make such reports available on a public website. Each agency must ensure compliance.

The bill incorporates plain writing requirements into statutory provisions pertaining to new websites and digital services.

What's happening now December 8, 2022

Held at the desk.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4577: Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4577/
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"S. 4577: Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4577/.
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S. 4577, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4577/.
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